Patsy Coming of Age The two are kindred spirits

The two are kindred spirits

and heart baked into it

Mahmoud Darwish

Killing Rage speaks to this imbalance

But there's something about Drew Nichols that's too hard to resist

Patsy Coming of Age The two are kindred spiritsHeralded for writing "deeply memorable . . . women" (Jennifer Senior, New York Times), Nicole Dennis Benn introduces readers to an unforgettable heroine for our times: the eponymous Patsy, who leaves her young daughter behind in Jamaica to follow Cicely, her oldest friend, to New York. Beating with the pulse of a long withheld confession and peppered with lilting patois, Patsy gives voice to a woman who looks to America for the opportunity to love