Here Comes the Sun A Novel [Paperback]

Capturing the distinct rhythms of Jamaican life and dialect, Nicole Dennis- Benn pens a tender hymn to a world hidden among pristine beaches and the wide expanse of turquoise seas. At an opulent resort in Montego Bay, Margot hustles to send her younger sister, Thandi, to school. Taught as a girl to trade her sexuality for survival, Margot is ruthlessly determined to shield Thandi from the same fate. When plans for a new hotel threaten their village, Margot sees not only an opportunity for her own financial independence but also perhaps a chance to admit a shocking secret: her forbidden love for another woman. As they face the impending destruction of their community, each womanfighting to balance the burdens she shoulders with the freedom she cravesmust confront long-hidden scars. From a much-heralded new writer,[A] lithe, artfully-plotted debut.... Margot is one of the reasons to read this book. She is a startling, deeply memorable character. All of Ms. Dennis-Benns women are. The author has a gift for creating chiaroscuro portraits, capturing both light and dark....One of the most stunningly beautiful novels in recent years... it feels like a miracle.Impossible to forget.... Dennis-Benns writing is as lush as the island itself.... [She] knows how to make the women so complex that we believe every hairpin turn of her plot.The book vividly captures the fraught dynamics of familial and romantic relationships... Poignant.Similarities to fellow Caribbean writer Edwidge Danticat, or early V.S. Naipaul, are plentiful... [A] rich, accomplished novel.Here are visceral, profound writing and invigorating characters. Here, too, is the deep and specific sensation of experience& Haunting and superbly crafted, this is a magical book from a writer of immense talent and intelligence.With eloquent prose and unsentimental clarity, Dennis-Benn offers an excellent reason to look beyond the surface beauty of paradise. This novel is as bracing as a cold shower on a hot dl3;