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WINNER OF THE DARTMOUTH BOOK AWARD 2025
THREE WOMEN. THREE SECRETS. ONE FAMILY TORN APART.
MOTHER
When Evelyn fled to Canada with her young family during the politically charged Jamaican Exodus of the 1980s, she thought they were finally safe. But, years later, her worst fears come true when her son is killed by the police.
GRANDMOTHER
In the wake of her grandson's violent murder, Violet moves in, but despite her efforts to help the family through their grief, a growing web of secrets threatens the relationships they all hold so dear.
DAUGHTER
Kareela has lived with silences surrounding the loss of her brother since she was a child. Now, 24 and pregnant with a baby she isn't sure she wants, she feels the need to understand her place in the world as a woman who is half Black and half white - yet feels neither.
As the traumas the three women carry continue to pull them apart, Kareela must uncover the mysteries of her family's past to make sense of her identity and her future . . .
'A haunting story about racism, identity, and the choice between safety and raising your voice' NIGAR ALAM
'A charged emotional epic!' MARISSA STAPLEY
'Page-turning and propulsive' SHELBY VAN PELT
'A beautifully executed portrait of what it means to be a family' AMITA PARIKH
THREE WOMEN. THREE SECRETS. ONE FAMILY TORN APART.
MOTHER
When Evelyn fled to Canada with her young family during the politically charged Jamaican Exodus of the 1980s, she thought they were finally safe. But, years later, her worst fears come true when her son is killed by the police.
GRANDMOTHER
In the wake of her grandson's violent murder, Violet moves in, but despite her efforts to help the family through their grief, a growing web of secrets threatens the relationships they all hold so dear.
DAUGHTER
Kareela has lived with silences surrounding the loss of her brother since she was a child. Now, 24 and pregnant with a baby she isn't sure she wants, she feels the need to understand her place in the world as a woman who is half Black and half white - yet feels neither.
As the traumas the three women carry continue to pull them apart, Kareela must uncover the mysteries of her family's past to make sense of her identity and her future . . .
'A haunting story about racism, identity, and the choice between safety and raising your voice' NIGAR ALAM
'A charged emotional epic!' MARISSA STAPLEY
'Page-turning and propulsive' SHELBY VAN PELT
'A beautifully executed portrait of what it means to be a family' AMITA PARIKH
- Publication Date:
- 2025-03-27
- Page Count:
- 387
- Size:
- 7.75" l x 5.13" w x 1.0" h
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- Fiction
Category
- Literary
- Women's Fiction
- Black Literature
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