7/5/2023 0 Comments Maame by Jessica George![]() ![]() This somewhat autobiographical story feels emotional and like reading a personal journal recounting daily struggles to deal with loss, dating, and friendship. Jessica George pulls on personal experience of her London-based upbringing with Ghanaian parents to weave Maddie’s story in Maame of trying to find her genuine self while stepping out of her family’s expectations. Maddie’s nickname in the family is “Maame” – Tui for “woman” – and she has fulfilled that role in her family for quite some time. ![]() Her mother is back in Ghana and her brother is, well, anywhere but home. ![]() With the help of a medical caretaker, she has been her father’s sole support for the past few years – she works in an office to support them, fixes meals, and puts him to bed. Maddie is cooking in the kitchen while her dad is watching television in the other room. ![]()
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