Million Aunties

By Alecia McKenzie

Book Overview

American-born artist Chris is forced to reconsider his conception of family during a visit to his mother's Caribbean homeland.

After a personal tragedy upends his world, American-born artist Chris travels to his mother's homeland in the Caribbean hoping to find some peace and tranquility. He plans to spend his time painting in solitude and coming to terms with his recent loss and his fractured relationship with his father. Instead, he discovers a new extended and complicated "family." The people he meets help him to heal, even as he supports them in unexpected ways. Told from different points of view, this is a compelling novel about unlikely love, friendship, and community, with surprises along the way.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1617759546
• ISBN13: 9781617759543
• Release Date: November 2020
• Publisher: Akashic Books
• Length: 198 Pages
• Weight: 0.85 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 5.5" x 8.5"