A snazzy read!

Wickedly funny and piercingly true. Evaristo hits the mark in her depiction of family, gender, expectations, ageing and illicit love. The story and characters are as colorful as the book cover. The African-Caribbean identity and language is like a song in this bittersweet, moving, humorous and hopeful read.

And here are two more, in my opinion, must reads by this author and academic: Blonde Roots and Girl, Woman, Other