A Million Aunties, Alecia McKenzie
A Million Aunties, Alecia McKenzie
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A Million Aunties
A Novel

Author: Alecia McKenzie

Narrator: Robin Miles, Karl O’Brian Williams

Unabridged: 5 hr 28 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 01/16/2021

Synopsis

After a personal tragedy upends his world, American-born artist Chris travels to his mother’s homeland in the Caribbean hoping to find some peace and tranquility. He plans to spend his time painting in solitude and coming to terms with his recent loss and his fractured relationship with his father. Instead, he discovers a new extended and complicated “family,” with their own startling stories, including a love triangle. The people he meets help him to heal, even as he supports them in unexpected ways, through his art.Told from different points of view, this is a compelling novel about unlikely love, friendship, and community, with several surprises along the way. The story takes place against the backdrop of rural Jamaica, New York City, and Paris, France.

About Alecia McKenzie

Alecia McKenzie is a Jamaican writer currently based in France. Her first collection of short stories, Satellite City, and her novel, Sweetheart, have both won Commonwealth Book Prizes. The French edition of Sweetheart was awarded the Prix Carbet des Lycéens. Her other books include Stories from Yard, Doctor’s Orders, and When the Rain Stopped in Natland.

About Robin Miles

Robin Miles, named a Golden Voice by AudioFile magazine, has twice won the prestigious Audie Award for Best Narration, an Audie Award for directing, and many Earphones Awards. Her film and television acting credits include The Last Days of Disco, Primary Colors, Law & Order: Criminal Intent, Law & Order, New York Undercover, National Geographic’s Tales from the Wild, All My Children, and One Life to Live. She regularly gives seminars to members of SAG and AFTRA actors’ unions, and in 2005 she started Narration Arts Workshop in New York City, offering audiobook recording classes and coaching. She holds a BA degree in theater studies from Yale University, an MFA in acting from the Yale School of Drama, and a certificate from the British American Drama Academy in England.

Reviews

Goodreads review by BookOfCinz

I am a fan of a book with a relatable title and I think that is one of the reasons I fell for this book. Growing up in the Caribbean I can definitely say I have a “Million Aunties”. Aunties aren’t just people who are your relatives, they are anyone older than you that you have a lot of respect for a......more

Goodreads review by Lisa

3. 5 Stars rounded up because this was a book I needed right now "lose a mother, gain a million aunties" is the maxim of Alecia McKenzie's latest novel. The inhabitants of Port Segovia, a fictional town in Jamaica, are strong and generous. They live with natural disasters and personal tragedies, and t......more

Goodreads review by RensBookishSpace

I loved this book up until part 3... i wanted more :(......more

Goodreads review by Kristin

I really wanted to like this book more than I did. That is to say, I wanted this book to be more than what it was. The synopsis on the back promises a book about a man going to Jamaica in a time of grief and discovering an extended family there, and to its credit, it does do that initially. However,......more

Quotes

“An emotionally resonant ode to adopted families and community resilience.”
New York Times Book Review

“Delightfully original.” Ms. magazine

“Emotional, enthralling, and heartfelt…A story of loss and the infinite types of love.”
Woman’s World

“The audiobook shines with an impeccable dual narration…A stunning audio for those who enjoy global, multigenerational family dramas.” Booklist (audio review)

“This bighearted narrative of love, loss, and family is handled with grace and beauty.” Publishers Weekly (starred review)

“The writing is evocative, capturing vivid details…[of] racial identity, nonfamilial relationships, and the restorative nature of art.” Booklist (starred review)

“Through captivating character studies, quiet lovely writing and deceptively simple storytelling, McKenzie illuminates basic commonalities and rethinks what family and home mean.” Shelf Awareness

“An elegantly written and emotionally engrossing work of fiction.” Bernardine Evaristo, Booker Prize–winning author

“Under her deceptively revealing title, Alecia McKenzie recreates Jamaica’s enduring traditions in fresh and illuminating ways that make this one of the most avant-garde fictions I have read in a long time.” Curdella Forbes, author of A Tall History of Sugar

Awards

  • New York Times Book Review Editor’s Choice
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