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1	My Brother more books like this by Jamaica Kincaid add to wishlist Jamaica Kincaid writes candidly and with affection about her gifted brother, who died of AIDS at 33 after a troubled life. In the process, she evokes her growing up on the island of Antigua, and the terrifying woman who is her mother. see all copies from £1.24! new only from £6.70! \| signed copies \| first editions
2	A Small Place more books like this by Jamaica Kincaid add to wishlist Kincaid's powerful, angry essay on the effects of colonialism and tourism on the people of the Caribbean. see all copies from £5.61! new only from £5.82! \| signed copies \| first editions
3	Annie John more books like this by Jamaica Kincaid add to wishlist Jamaica Kincaid's short story cycle concerns an Antiguan girl as she begins to separate from her mother, form her own personality, and come of age. see all copies from £1.26! new only from £4.10! \| signed copies \| first editions
4	Lucy more books like this by Jamaica Kincaid add to wishlist Lucy, a 19-year-old au pair from the West Indies, is pleased with her employers, who seem to be urbane and perfect, and their four daughters. Yet as she grows closer to the family and perceives the cracks in the facade of their lives, Lucy must come to terms with her own sexuality, her feelings towards her mother, and the memories of her past. see all copies from £3.57! new only from £5.69! \| signed copies \| first editions
5	Autobiography of My Mother more books like this by Jamaica Kincaid add to wishlist Xuela, a childless Dominican woman in her 70s whose own mother died while giving birth to her, tells the story of a life filled with tragedy and small triumphs: Sent at birth to live in the home of her father's washerwoman, she moves back to her father's house after seven years and must fend off the murderous rage of her jealous stepmother. The ... see all copies from £1.25! new only from £5.61! \| signed copies \| first editions
6	At the Bottom of the River more books like this by Jamaica Kincaid add to wishlist This collection of lyrical short fiction is drawn from Kincaid's Caribbean childhood, and provides a vivid glimpse of a vibrant culture. see all copies from £4.98! new only from £6.88! \| signed copies \| first editions
7	Among Flowers: A Walk in the Himalaya more books like this by Jamaica Kincaid add to wishlist The fiction writer Jamaica Kincaid travels to Nepal with a group of professional botanists, into the foothills of the Himalayas. There she hopes to find rare plants for her garden in Vermont, about which she has written in MY GARDEN (BOOK). However, the trip is less than satisfactory in some ways, as Kincaid endures extremes of weather, ... see all copies from £1.24! new only from £1.24! \| signed copies \| first editions
8	My Garden (Book) more books like this by Jamaica Kincaid add to wishlist Kincaid gathers all that she loves about gardening and examines it generously, passionately and with sharp, idiosyncratic discrimination. She also examines the implications of the English formal garden in colonised countries see all copies from £1.58! new only from £5.61! \| signed copies \| first editions
9	The Best American Travel Writing more books like this by Jamaica Kincaid (Editor) add to wishlist A celebration of adventure and curiosity, this compilation transports readersfrom Patagonia to the Ivory Coast to small-town Vermont. see all copies from £5.61! new only from £5.61! \| first editions
10	Talk Stories more books like this by Jamaica Kincaid add to wishlist From 1978 to 1983, Jamaica Kincaid wrote for the New Yorker's "Talk of the Town" section. This is a collection of that work, including short pieces on Tammy Wynette, parties, fashion, food trends, and literature. Kincaid's introduction provides witty insight on her journalistic practices during those years, before she became a well-known writer. see all copies from £1.24! new only from £1.86! \| signed copies \| first editions
11	Babouk: Voices of Resistance more books like this by Guy Endore, S Guy Endore, Jamaica Kincaid (Introduction by) add to wishlist Jamaica Kincaid provides the introduction to this 1934 novel of the Haitian slave trade. see all copies from £5.61! new only from £33.28! \| first editions
12 view cover	Generations of Women: In Their Own Words more books like this by Mariana Cook (Photographer), Chronicle Books, Jamaica Kincaid (Introduction by) add to wishlist Cook captures the compelling connections and subtle emotions between daughters, mothers, grandmothers an d great-grandmothers in stirring black and white group portr aits. The accompanying essays often divulge very personal in formation and feelings. ' see all copies from £4.98! new only from £7.94! \| first editions
13 view cover	Mr. Potter more books like this by Jamaica Kincaid add to wishlist The eponymous Mr. Potter--father of Lucy in the novel of the same name--is based on Kincaid's own father. His life is narrated here by his daughter Elaine, beginning with his teenage mother's suicide when he was 5 years old, and ending with his death at the age of 70. see all copies from £4.98! new only from £5.61! \| signed copies \| first editions
14 view cover	The Best American Essays more books like this by Jamaica Kincaid (Editor), Robert Atwan (Editor) add to wishlist This collection was edited by Jamaica Kincaid and contains work by Annie Dillard, Susan Sontag, Tracy Kidder, Edna O'Brien, Tobias Wolff, Cynthia Ozick, Harold Brodkey, William Gass, and Grace Paley, among others. see all copies from £4.98! new only from £6.22! \| signed copies \| first editions
15 view cover	My Favorite Plant: Writers and Gardeners on the Plants They Love more books like this by Jamaica Kincaid (Editor) add to wishlist A delightful compendium of writing on plants. The passion for gardening and the passion for words come together in this inspired anthology, a collection of essays on topics as diverse as beans and roses, by writers who garden and by gardeners who write. Among the contributors are Christopher Lloyd, on poppies; Marina Warner, who remembers the ... see all copies from £5.61! new only from £9.39! \| first editions
16	Annie, Gwen, Lilly, Pam and Tulip more books like this by Jamaica Kincaid, Eric Fischl add to wishlist A book for children by the acclaimed Jamaican writer Jamaica Kincaid. see all copies from £5.61! new only from £9.35! \| signed copies \| first editions
17 view cover	My favourite plant : writers and gardeners on the plants they love more books like this by Jamaica Kincaid add to wishlist The passion for gardening comes together with the passion for words in this anthology by writers who garden and gardeners who write. Among the contributors are Marina Warner, who remembers the Guinee rose, and Henri Cole with two poems. As well as the new, some old favourites are included. see all copies from £1.24! new only from £5.02!
18 view cover	The Best American Essays 1995 more books like this by Jamaica Kincaid (Editor), Robert Atwan (Editor) add to wishlist This collection was edited by Jamaica Kincaid and contains work by Annie Dillard, Susan Sontag, Tracy Kidder, Edna O'Brien, Tobias Wolff, Cynthia Ozick, Harold Brodkey, William Gass, and Grace Paley, among others. see all copies from £4.98! first editions
19	La Autobiografia de Mi Madre by Jamaica Kincaid add to wishlist Escrita en una lengua bellsima, aparentemente simple pero conceptualmente compleja, este texto es la historia de la inexorable evolucin de una mujer y de cmo se forja una personalidad. see all copies from £8.87! new only from £66.05!
20	Jamaica Kincaid Vhs (Lannan Literary Videos, 84) by Jamaica Kincaid add to wishlist see all copies from £6.19!
21	Au Fond De La Riviëre by Jamaica Kincaid add to wishlist see all copies from £40.96! new only from £40.96!
22	Mon Frere by Jamaica Kincaid add to wishlist see all copies from £16.67! new only from £26.57!
23	Jamaica Kincaid Interview with Kay Bonetti more books like this by Jamaica Kincaid add to wishlist An interview with Jamaica Kincaid, author of such fictional works as Annie John, Lucy, and At the bottom of the river. Ms. Kincaid discusses writing for the New Yorker and how she uses personal relationships and childhood experiences as material for her fiction. see all copies from £25.55!

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