Best Books of 2019: Washington Post - O, The Oprah Magazine - Time - NPR - People - Buzzfeed
A TODAY Show #ReadWithJenna Book Club Selection
Winner - Lambda Literary Award Lesbian Fiction]
A Washington Post Lily Lit Club Selection
Longlisted - PEN/Faulkner Award for Fiction
American Library Association - A Barbara Gittings Literature Award Honor Book (Stonewall Book Awards)
Finalist - Aspen Words Literary Prize
Apple Books - Best Books of the Month
New York Times Book Review - Editors' Choice Selection
Kirkus Reviews - Most Memorable Fictional Families of 2019
Longlisted - The Morning News Tournament of Books
A Rumpus Book Club Selection

A beautifully layered portrait of motherhood, immigration, and the sacrifices we make in the name of love from award-winning novelist Nicole Dennis-Benn.