Maame
By Jessica George
307 pages
What’s it about?
Maddie is twenty-five-years old and instead of living her life she is left caring for her father who is suffering from Parkinson’s disease. Her mother is mostly absent in Ghana and her older brother seems to have a life of his own. Maddie is left waiting for her life to begin. When her mother comes back to London- Maddie takes her chance and moves out to start her adult life.What did it make me think about?
Choices in life.Should I read it?
Maddie is a great character. I am sure Maddie is patterned after the author (Jessica George) and that means that Jessica George is a very likable person. I hope she continues to have great success as a writer. I think almost anyone who enjoys literary fiction will enjoy this novel.Quote-
“My parents are not special people, they’re ordinary, and one of my problems is that I’m expecting perfection from ordinary people.”What’s it about?
Maddie is twenty-five-years old and instead of living her life she is left caring for her father who is suffering from Parkinson’s disease. Her mother is mostly absent in Ghana and her older brother seems to have a life of his own. Maddie is left waiting for her life to begin. When her mother comes back to London- Maddie takes her chance and moves out to start her adult life.
What did it make me think about?
Choices in life.
Should I read it?
Maddie is a great character. I am sure Maddie is patterned after the author (Jessica George) and that means that Jessica George is a very likable person. I hope she continues to have great success as a writer. I think almost anyone who enjoys literary fiction will enjoy this novel.
Quote-
“My parents are not special people, they’re ordinary, and one of my problems is that I’m expecting perfection from ordinary people.”
