In her debut Broughtupsy, Christina Cooke introduces 20-year-old Akúa as she attempts to reconstruct her fractured family by flying from Canada to her native Jamaica to reconnect with her estranged older sister with her younger brother’s ashes in tow. In Madwoman, Chelsea Bieker delves into the heart of what it really means to survive violence when Clove receives a letter from her incarcerated mother. In Julia Phillips’ Bear, the bond of two sisters is put to the test when a bear unexpectedly appears on their small island, forcing them to re-evaluate their plans as they care for their dying mother. In Malas, Marcela Fuentes introduces us to two women in different decades determined to escape a generational curse and the confines of their lives. Each of these novels presents captivating tales of survival, family, love, and our intensely human devotion to making the most we can out of our lives. Moderated by Lydi Conklin, author of Rainbow, Rainbow.
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