At the Bottom of the River by Jamaica Kincaid.

This is an exquisite little book of short stories, most of which revolve around mother-daughter relationships.   Many in the collection were originally published in the New Yorker, and many are reportedly auto-biographical.  Most importantly, the stories dance along the line between prose and poetry from the first page, and Kincaid’s language is gorgeous and evocative and powerful.  I don’t think one reading suffices, at least not for me.

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