Patsy
Lambda Literary Award for Fiction · 2020 · Winner
Award History
| Award | Year | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Lambda Literary Award for FictionLesbian Fiction | 2020 | Winner |
About This Book
A novel about a Jamaican immigrant in Brooklyn who is undocumented, exploring the costs of migration and the bonds between mothers and daughters.
About the Author
Nicole Dennis-Benn is a Jamaican American author who won the Lambda Literary Award for Lesbian Fiction twice — for Here Comes the Sun (2017) in 2017 and for Patsy (2019) in 2020. Here Comes the Sun is set in a Jamaican resort town and follows several women navigating poverty, sexuality, and the legacies of colonialism. Patsy is about a Jamaican immigrant in Brooklyn who is undocumented, exploring the costs of migration and the bonds between mothers and daughters. Read more →
