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A review by abroadwell
Patsy by Nicole Dennis-Benn
4.0
Nicely written story of a undocumented Jamaican immigrant (Patsy). Patsy leaves her young daughter, Tru, in Jamaica to be raised by her father.
The novel follows Patsy's life in New York as she struggles economically and personally. At the same time her daughter is having struggles of her own in Jamaica.
Nice treatment of the sexuality of both -- Patsy is lesbian; her daughter is perhaps lesbian and perhaps trans. This puts both of them squarely in conflict with widespread homophobia in Jamaica.
The novel follows Patsy's life in New York as she struggles economically and personally. At the same time her daughter is having struggles of her own in Jamaica.
Nice treatment of the sexuality of both -- Patsy is lesbian; her daughter is perhaps lesbian and perhaps trans. This puts both of them squarely in conflict with widespread homophobia in Jamaica.