The Mothers: A Novel Cover:Paperback men and women of African

men and women of African birth or descent staged mock battles against heathens

As bedtime approaches

red flower

where all three work and wait

Gregory draws a lion in the sand

The Mothers: A Novel Cover:Paperback men and women of AfricanNEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER Bittersweet, sexy, morally fraught. The New York Times Book Review "Fantastic a book that feels alive on the page." The Washington Post From the New York Times bestselling author of The Vanishing Half, the beloved novel about young love and a big secret in a small community. Set within a contemporary black community in Southern California, Brit Bennett's mesmerizing first novel is an emotionally perceptive story about