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ON SUNDAYS SHE PICKED FLOWERS Judith Rice has never left the house she grew up in. At forty-one years old, Jude has lived under her mother’s roof for the entirety of her life. Her only companions are her emotionally and physically abusive mother and her aunts, both of whom refuse to intervene in the violence that Jude faces at the hands of her mother. It’s only after a deeply violent interaction that Jude takes her mother’s car and starts driving as fast as she can in the opp

Teen readers will undoubtedly enjoy this novel, and has great crossover appeal to adults who love fast-paced mysteries.

IN THE COUNTRY I LOVE by Alaa Al-Barkawi Distance is never an effective escape route. No one needs to be told that, to avoid a situation that is too hurtful or demanding, the easiest course is to move as far away as possible from the source of the pain. Yet, distance is a force of nature—a conscious essence—that one cannot control. Unfortunately, it heightens life's intensity. In the Country I Love, a fierce and violent debut by Alaa Al-Barkawi, explores the lives of two teen

Ruthvika Rao explores the complexities of friendship, gendered expectations in India, gender-based violence, and parental bonds.

Barrow immerses readers in the story with a completeness that would be delightful if it weren’t so deeply unsettling.

A sense of foreboding settles over the reader almost immediately, setting up a satisfying twist and ending to the novella.