BOOKS

A boy grows up without his mother only to
find that grief doesn’t leave him, nor does
the question of how his mom died. A woman
plans a gender reveal party for her new
stepsister, but another secret threatens to
overshadow the happy one. A teen struggles
to remember the mother who abandoned
her--the memories she reclaims may solve
a dark mystery. A young woman imagines
her maternal grandmother’s funeral while
conflicting feelings bubble to the surface.

In four complex stories, Alise Aleman
examines the self-discovery that often
accompanies profound loss.