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Edie lives in a shared Bushwick apartment and works a steady admin job while pursuing her passion for art. Her life takes an unexpected turn when she meets Eric, a digital archivist with a family in New Jersey, and his wife, a forensic pathologist who has adopted a child. As Edie faces unemployment, she is drawn into Eric’s domestic sphere, becoming a reluctant ally to his wife and a role model for the adopted daughter. Through these intertwined lives, the novel explores contemporary sexual dynamics, racial politics, and the challenges of self‑belief and artistic ambition.
First publish date: 2020
Genre: Literary Fiction/Contemporary Literary Fiction
Authors: Raven Leilani
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