Two motherless girls take different paths towards adulthood. Tayari Jones uses their bond to explore the different meanings of family.
The pairing invites readers to compare what each girl needs from the people around her, and what opportunities are available. Choose this for relationship-centred fiction where an intimate story also opens onto social constraints, unequal choices and the long consequences of early absence.
WHO IS IT FOR?
For readers drawn to character, language and the tensions within ordinary lives.
