Kin /
In Kin, Vernice and Annie grow up as motherless neighbors and close friends in Honeysuckle, Louisiana, but their lives diverge as they reach adulthood. Vernice, raised by a protective aunt, leaves for Spelman College, where she becomes part of an influential community of Black women and confronts ne...
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| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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New York, NY :
Alfred A. Knopf,
2026.
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| Edition: | First hardcover edition. |
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| Summary: | In Kin, Vernice and Annie grow up as motherless neighbors and close friends in Honeysuckle, Louisiana, but their lives diverge as they reach adulthood. Vernice, raised by a protective aunt, leaves for Spelman College, where she becomes part of an influential community of Black women and confronts new experiences shaped by privilege, ambition, and social inequality. Annie, driven by the desire to find the mother who abandoned her, embarks on a journey marked by instability, risk, and emotional discovery, ultimately facing life-threatening circumstances. The novel explores themes of motherhood, friendship, identity, and the social complexities of womanhood in the American South. |
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| Item Description: | "A Borzoi book." -- title page verso. Oprah's book club, 2026 |
| Physical Description: | 343 pages ; 25 cm |
| ISBN: | 9780525659181 0525659188 |