Lucy Condition:Very Good edited with an introduction by

edited with an introduction by Pauline Nestor

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

the hot sun and salty smells of the Pacific - the poet sets the poems in celebration of his love

Over the decades

Some poems are originally in English and others translated from Chinese

Lucy Condition:Very Good edited with an introduction byLucy, 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.