Book
Skin & bones : a novel / Renée Watson.
"At 40, Lena Baker is at a seemingly steady and stable moment in life -- between wine nights with her two best friends and her wedding just weeks away, she's happy in love and in friendship until a confession on her wedding day shifts her world"-- Provided by publisher.
Record details
- ISBN: 9780316570886 (hardcover)
- Physical Description: 400 pages ; 25 cm
- Edition: First edition.
- Publisher: New York : Little, Brown and Company, 2024.
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| Subject: | African American women > Fiction. Mothers > Fiction. Grief > Fiction. |
| Genre: | Psychological fiction. Domestic fiction. Novels. |
Available copies
- 1 of 1 copy available at Tsuga Consortium.
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- 0 current holds with 1 total copy.
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| Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Status | Due Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lakeshore Branch | FIC Watso | 31681010371623 | FICTION | Available | - |
- Baker & Taylor
When a confession on her wedding day shifts her world, 40-year-old Lena, trying to teach her daughter self-love while struggling to do so herself, questions everything she's learned about dating, friendship and motherhood while working tirelessly to bring the oft-forgotten Black history of Oregon to the masses. - Baker & Taylor
When a confession on her wedding day shifts her world, 40-year-old Lena, trying to teach her daughter self-love while struggling to do so herself, questions everything sheâs learned about dating, friendship and motherhood while working tirelessly to bring the oft-forgotten Black history of Oregon to the masses. - Grand Central Pub
Best Book of May 2024 by New York Post. Finalist for the 2024 Westport Prize for Literature.
From the acclaimed #1 New York Times bestselling author comes a soulful and lyrical novel exploring sisterhood, motherhood, faith, love, and ultimately what gets passed down from one generation to the next
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At 40, Lena Baker is at a steady and stable moment in lifeâbetween wine nights with her two best friends and her wedding just weeks away, sheâs happy in love and in friendship until a confession on her wedding day shifts her world.
Unmoored and grieving a major loss, Lena finds herself trying to teach her daughter self-love while struggling to do so herself. Lena questions everything sheâs learned about dating, friendship, and motherhood, and through it all, she works tirelessly to bring the oft-forgotten Black history of Oregon to the masses, sidestepping her well-meaning co-workers that donât understand that their good intentions are often offensive and hurtful.
Through Watsonâs poetic voice, skin & bones is a stirring exploration of who society makes space for and is ultimately a story of heartbreak and healing. - HARPERCOLL
From the acclaimed #1 New York Times bestselling author comes a soulful and lyrical novel exploring sisterhood, motherhood, faith, love, and ultimately what gets passed down from one generation to the next
Â
At 40, Lena Baker is at a steady and stable moment in lifeâbetween wine nights with her two best friends and her wedding just weeks away, sheâs happy in love and in friendship until a confession on her wedding day shifts her world.
Unmoored and grieving a major loss, Lena finds herself trying to teach her daughter self-love while struggling to do so herself. Lena questions everything sheâs learned about dating, friendship, and motherhood, and through it all, she works tirelessly to bring the oft-forgotten Black history of Oregon to the masses, sidestepping her well-meaning co-workers that donât understand that their good intentions are often offensive and hurtful.
Through Watsonâs poetic voice, skin & bones is a stirring exploration of who society makes space for and is ultimately a story of heartbreak and healing.
