Dearest

DearestA new mom in need of help opens her door to her long estranged motheronly to invite something much darker insidein this "fast paced and frightening debut" (Rachel Harrison) about the long shadows cast by family secrets, perfect for readers of Grady Hendrix or Ashley Audrain. Flora is a new mom enamored of her baby girl, Iris, who has arrived a few weeks early. But with her husband still deployed, Flora must navigate the newborn stage alone. As the

Popova tells the stories of scientific searching and discovery

This is a love story about what happens when the love fades

and silence victims of abuse

Adunni never loses sight of her goal of escaping the life of poverty she was born into so that she can build the future she chooses for herself – and help other girls like her do the same

Though he’s aware that any form of personal contact is forbidden on pain of death

”—The Washington Post Book World

receives a death threat

military officers

In his portrayal of Jordan’s love for the beautiful Maria and his superb account of El Sordo’s last stand

she gleans

she eventually agrees to take in Mavis

her assailant is found dead