Join us for an in-person Book Club Discussion &/or Cozy Fall Drinks + Treats Tasting at October Cafe in Edgebrook on Friday, October 6th, starting at 6:00 pm! This adventure features You Were Always Mine by Christine Pride & Jo Piazza, BUT PRE-READING IS NOT REQUIRED FOR THIS EVENT…

Our friends at October Cafe (a local Edgebrook shop) will be brewing cozy fall drinks & baking tasty treats that compliment characters in the featured story. You'll get to taste a sampling of each flavor and ask any questions you might have too! NOTE: A percentage of the proceeds for this event will directly support this talented small business.

Psst... You can join us for either or both events!

If you've already paid for a Book Tastings Experience or Subscription, the Book Chat is FREE - no need to buy a ticket - just show up for our discussion!

If you'd like to join us for the discussion, please pick up a physical copy or Book Box with curated reading pairings from the dropdown menu above, or an audiobook from the link below before the event OR join us for the workshop before you dive into the book - your choice!

 CLICK HERE FOR AN AUDIOBOOK COPY 

BOOK SYNOPSIS

A moving and provocative novel about a Black woman who finds an abandoned white baby, sending her on a collision course with her past, her family, and a birth mother who doesn't want to be found...

Cinnamon Haynes has fought hard for a life she never thought was possible - a good man by her side, a steady job as a career counselor at a local community college, and a cozy house in a quaint little beach town. It may not look like much, but it's more than she ever dreamed of or what her difficult childhood promised. Her life's mantra is to be good, quiet, grateful. Until something shifts and Cinnamon is suddenly haunted by a terrifying question: "Is this all there is? 

Daisy Dunlap has had her own share of problems in her nineteen years on earth - she also has her own big dreams for a life that's barely begun. Her hopes for her future are threatened when she gets unexpectedly pregnant. Desperate, broke, and alone, she hides this development from everyone close to her and then makes a drastic decision with devastating consequences.

Daisy isn't the only one with something to hide. When Cinnamon finds an abandoned baby in a park and takes the blonde-haired, blue-eyed newborn into her home, the ripple effects of this decision risk exposing the truth about Cinnamon's own past, which she's gone to great pains to portray as idyllic to everyone... even herself.

As Cinnamon struggles to contain old demons, navigate the fault lines that erupt in her marriage, and deal with the shocking judgments from friends and strangers alike about why a woman like her has a baby like this, her one goal is to do right by the child she grows more attached to with each passing day. It's the exact same conviction that drives Daisy as she tries to outrun her heartache and reckon with her choices.

These two women, unlikely friends and kindred spirits must face down their secrets and trauma and unite for the sake of the baby they both love in their own unique way when Daisy's grandparents, who would rather die than see one of their own raised by a Black woman, threaten to take custody.

Once again, these authors bring their "empathetic, riveting, and authentic" (Laura Dave, New York Times bestselling author) storytelling to an unforgettable novel that revolves around provocative and timely questions about race, class, and motherhood. Is being a mother a right, an obligation, or a privilege? Who gets to be a mother? And to whom? And what are we willing to sacrifice for the sake of marriage, friendship, and our dreams?

RECOMMENDED FOR: Grown-Ups

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ADDITIONAL DETAILS:

Publisher: Atria Books

Publish Date: June 13, 2023

Pages: 336

Dimensions: 6.36 X 9.25 X 1.19 inches | 1.09 pounds

Language: English

Type: Hardcover

Condition: NEW