Lucy Condition:Very Good Bernadette" is an ingeniously entertaining

Bernadette" is an ingeniously entertaining novel about a family coming to terms with who they are

His work is illuminated by a dazzling imagination

Ponti marks the launch of an exciting new literary voice in the vein of Zadie Smith

Has he ever felt sorry for the clients he represents

Lucy Condition:Very Good Bernadette" is an ingeniously entertainingLucy, a teenage girl from the West Indies, comes to America to work as an au pair for a wealthy couple. She begins to notice cracks in their beautiful faade at the same time that the mysteries of own sexuality begin to unravel. Jamaica Kincaid has created a startling new heroine who is destined to win a place of honor in contemporary fiction.