"Clarke is the real deal..." --Dave Eggers, author of A Heartbreaking Work of Staggering Genius

"A tremendous new voice; a writer of immense talent and depth." --Kirkus Reviews, starred review

"Sterling...a powerful view of the beauty and complexities of globalization." --Essence

From a powerful new voice in international fiction, this prize-winning collection of stories crosses the world--from Africa, London, the West Indies, and Australia--and expresses the global experience.

Maxine Beneba Clarke gives voice to the disenfranchised,...

'Maxine Beneba Clarke is a powerful and fearless storyteller...Clarke is the read deal, and will, if we're lucky, be an essential voice in world literature for years to come' - Dave Eggers, international bestselling author