Annie John is a haunting and provocative story of a young girl growing up on the island of antigua. A classic coming-of-age story in the tradition of the catcher in the rye and a portrait of the artist as a young man, Ki...Annie John is a haunting and provocative story of a young girl growing up on the island of antigua. A classic coming-of-age story in the tradition of the catcher in the rye and a portrait of the artist as a young man, Kincaid's novel focuses on a universal, tragic, and often comic theme: the loss of childhood.