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Heralded 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 whomever she chooses, bravely putting herself first. But to survive as an undocumented immigrant, Patsy is forced to work as a nanny, while back in…

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Editions

9 editions
  • Paperback · English · 2020
    Patsy
    Liveright Publishing Corporation · 448 pages · 9781631497896
  • Hardcover · English · 2019
    Patsy
    Liveright · 432 pages · 9781631495632
  • Audiobook · English · 2019
    Patsy
    HighBridge Audio · 2019 pages · 9781684419814
  • Other · English · 2020
    Thorndike Press, a part of Gale, a Cengage Company · 9781432873936
  • Other · English · 2020
    Patsy
    Oneworld Publications · 432 pages · 9781786077103
  • Other · English · 2019
    Patsy
    Oneworld Publications · 400 pages · 9781786076588
Fiction, romance, paranormal, generalFiction, romance, contemporaryFiction, family lifeFiction, psychologicalLGBTQ novelsLambda Literary AwardsLambda Literary Award WinnerNew York Times reviewed