The story unfolds in a diverse neighborhood known as “the dregs of Queens.” It is here that a group of young women create circles of friends that expand and contract as they confront life’s increasingly complex questions. What clothes to wear? What high school to attend? What dream to follow? Stay or leave? Stick to one’s own kind or branch out? Marry, pursue a career, have children? Embrace or reject the family heritage? Revisit the past or move on? Confront death as a friend or an enemy? Andreades’s debut conveys the depth and breadth of the lives of young women like Nadira, Gabby, Naz, Trish, and Angelique, as well as the inescapable truths that make us all human. The audiobook is beautifully read by Tashi Thomas.
VERDICT Andreades’s novel will appeal to those who enjoy literary fiction; highly recommended for public libraries.
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