 The use of Granny Nanny is so widespread that the word has somewhat of a religious overtone (characters will often swear to Granny Nanny, for example).The story is eventually revealed to be narrated by Granny Nanny, speaking to Tan-Tan’s child as he is being born.The book’s protagonist is Tan-Tan Habib, a seven-year-old girl living in Cockpit County on the Carib-colonized planet of Toussaint (named for Toussaint Louverture), with her father Antonio and mother Ione.