These 10 New Books By Black Women Have Us Hyped For The Fall
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Shannon Dawson
The Unsettled by Ayana Mathis – Release Date: Sept. 26
Ayana Mathis’ generational novel The Unsettled, is a riveting thriller set in racially turbulent Philadelphia in the 1980s. The story follows Ava Carson, and her son, 10-year-old Toussaint, as they struggle to survive the harsh conditions of a family shelter located on Glenn Avenue in the city.
Surrounded by squalid conditions, stale food and insect-infested rooms, Carson is determined to make her way out of the unlivable shelter. She’s desperate to provide her son with a better life, but she must first correct all of the complicated life mistakes that led her there.
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