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Sliding doors. Missed connections. Bad Decisions. Or, perhaps, sounded-good-at-the-time decisions. Life is full of — if not regrets — nagging what ifs. Before her lauded sophomore effort, The Vanishing Half , author Britt Bennett already had a New York Times best-seller under her belt. The Mothers , her debut novel, is a devastatingly thorough portrait of being a parent while grappling with the ghosts of our past. This Oceanside author’s work, The Mothers , is this month’s book club pick. Follow Nadia Turner as she navigates late-stage teendom in her Black Southern California community while grieving the passing of her mother. Seeking solace in the local pastor’s son, she finds a calling instead: motherhood. As the years pass, Nadia and those around her find themselves reckoning with what’s been done and what could have ultimately been. To join our book club, visit sdmag.com/bookclub. Then visit one of the participating local, indie bookstores to buy a copy of The Mothers . Email a photo of your receipt to books @ sdmag.com. We’ll randomly select one winner each month who will get $300 to any one of CH Projects Establishments (Neighborhood, Born and Raised, Craft & Commerce, Ironside).
No one ever died thinking, “I should’ve read less.”
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