HOUSEGIRL (DONKOR MICHAEL)(Paperback)

Shortlisted for the Desmond Elliott Prize • Longlisted for the Dylan Thomas Prize • Nominated for the Edinburgh First Book Award • One of The Observer''s "New Faces of Fiction" • One of The Millions'' "Most Anticipated Books of the Year" • One of The Guardian''s "Best Summer Books" (Selected by Kayo Chingonyi and Joe Dunthorne) • One of Library Journal''s "Most Anticipated Fall Debuts" • One of The Observer''s Best Books of the Year • An NPR "Staff Pick" and One of the NPR Book Concierge''s "Best Books of the Year" A Go On Girl! Book Club Selection "Immensely readable...A refreshing story about coming of age in spite of conflicting ideas of what ''growing up'' means."—Buzzfeed (The Best Books of Fall) A moving and unexpectedly funny exploration of friendship and family, shame and forgiveness, Michael Donkor''s debut novel follows three adolescent girls grappling with a shared experience: the joys and sorrows of growing up. Belinda knows how to follow the rules. As a housegirl, she has learned the right way to polish water glasses, to wash and fold a hundred handkerchiefs, and to keep a tight lid on memories of the village she left behind when she came to Kumasi.Mary is still learning the rules. Eleven-years-old and irrepressible, the young housegirl-in-training is the little sister Belinda never had.Amma has had enough of the rules. A straight-A student at her exclusive London school, she has always been the pride of her Ghanaian parents—until now. Wa
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