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“A delightful coming-of-age story set in Jamaica, amid heartbreak, hopefulness, and mirth.”—Charmaine Wilkerson, New York Times bestselling author of Black Cake “Poignant and emotional, with touches of both humor and sorrow. . . . This book makes you think about what it means to be a...

After being sexually assaulted by her aunt’s bisexual girlfriend, Pumpkin, a pretty and naïve teenage girl fresh out of high school, gets hooked up with the stunning, beautiful, and very manipulative stripper named “Goldmine”. Goldmine wastes no time introducing Pumpkin to Atlanta’s cold, seedy underworld of quick money, tarnished dreams, and exotic dancing, where nothing is off limits and anything goes.

We follow the family as Phil begins his private practice, as Velma opens her antiques shop, and as they buy new homes, collect art, go skiing, and have overseas adventures. It seems they've made it in the white world. However, young Maddie, one of the only Black children in town, bears the brunt of the racism and the invisible barriers her family's money, education, and determination can't free her from.

A newlywed Christian couple is “trying” to have a baby when the wife books a solo vacation. In a cabin far from home, she contemplates if she wants a baby with her husband, considering the way his white family and friends treat her. When she encounters an attractive stranger, she lets him take her out for a drink.