FROM THE NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLING AUTHOR OF BLACK CAKE COMES A GRIPPING TALE OF LOVE, FAMILY, AND THE SEARCH FOR A NEW BEGINNING.A beautifully imagined family saga, with a moving and hopeful ending NEW YORK TIMESA sensational story about hidden heartbreak, hope, and the power of embracing ones ancestry JESSICA GEORGE, author of MAAMEWill be every readers highlight of 2025 ETHAN JOELLA, author of THE SAME BRIGHT STARSGlittering and discerning prose, poignant yet hopeful NIKKI MAY, author of WAHALAA family full of secrets. A chance to set them all free.When Ebby Freeman travels to France to take a threemonth hiatus from her complicated home life, the last person she expects to find is her exfianc Henry, with his new girlfriend in tow.Nearly twenty years earlier, the Freemans were the only African American family living in a wealthy coastal enclave in Connecticut when armed robbers invaded their home and tragedy changed their lives forever.Then, just as Ebby thought she had a new chance at happiness, her storybook romance with Henry fell apart.Now, this unexpected encounter with Henry will force Ebby to reckon with her past and to think on the other loss her family suffered that day the destruction of a beloved stoneware jar crafted by an enslaved ancestor and passed down through the generations. A piece that might hold not only her family history, but also the key to reclaiming her future.One of the great multigenerational storytellers of our time ABI DARE, author of THE...

Binding: Hardback;368 pages; Publisher: TBS-Penguin Random House Wholesale; Classification: FA; Weight: 602 g; Dimensions: 224 x 146 x 36

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