Patsy: A Novel

"The title character of Nicole Dennis-Benn’s second novel is a young single mother in Jamaica who abandons her family when given the chance to move to New York, where the woman she has been in love with for years lives. The novel is an unflinching look at the experience of undocumented immigrants in America, who are forced to deal with racism and poverty in the land they’ve always dreamed about. Dennis-Benn is a compassionate, courageous writer, and Patsy is a brave, brilliant triumph of a book."