Richly developed characters provide deep insight into Black women's experiences and relationships
spans a twenty-year friendship, capturing generational and cultural shifts
tackles themes of identity, race, and belonging in modern America
Award-winning author Angela Flournoy delivers a masterful, immersive narrative
Multiple perspectives offer a kaleidoscopic view of friendship and family
Summarized by Shop
"Wonderfully ambitious.... Flournoy explores the complexity of friendship, family, and home in a voice that is expansive yet intimate, humorous yet devastating. I loved this book." — Brit Bennett, author of The Vanishing Half and The Mothers An era-defining novel about five Black women over the course of their twenty-year friendship, as t
Author
Angela Flournoy
Publisher
Doubleday
Publication Date
September 29, 2026
Format
Paperback, Hardcover
Genre
Literature, Family, Society & Culture, Relationships