![]() ![]() When she sees the painting, she feels that the paint is piled high, as if it is trying to escape the canvas. ![]() Jam wakes one night to the sound of the house alerting her that Bitter had completed the painting, but Jam has to wait a couple of days before she gets a look at it. Over the coming days, she becomes focused on the art and seldom leaves the studio. Jam's mother, Bitter, is a talented artist and she is frantically working on a new piece as the novel opens. She can speak and does so when the situation warrants it, but Redemption and others accept her choices and communicate with her on all levels. Jam is selectively mute and depends on an array of communications, including sign language and feelings. Years passed and everyone lived with one certainty: There are no monsters roaming free in Lucille. ![]() The revolutionaries, or “angels,” declared that the world was safe and people stopped worrying about the possibility of a monster in their midst. ![]() Everyone who was a “monster” toward other people was locked away. Before Jam and Redemption were born, society underwent a major revolution. Kindle AZW file.Ī teenage girl named Jam and her best friend, Redemption, live in a town called Lucille. Penguin Random House, New York, New York, 2019. The following version of the book was used to create this study guide: Akwaeke Emezi, Pet. ![]()
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