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a woman whose marriage is falling apart because her body can’t seem to stay pregnant

and forbidden romance in an epic collision of morality and power

an inexplicable tension with Cherish’s hotheaded boyfriend

award-winning and New York Times bestselling author Mary Monroe delivers even more drama to the Deep South

Derek Darcy

Butter Format:Paperback a woman whose marriage isA wide ranging collection, including two novellas and ten stories exploring complex identities, from the acclaimed author of Corregidora, The Healing, and Palmares. Gayl Joness work represents a watershed in American literature. From a literary standpoint, her form is impeccable . . . and as a Black woman writer, her truth telling, filled with beauty, tragedy, humor, and incisiveness, is unmatched. Imani Perry, author of Looking for Lorraine and