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Starred Review on November 1, 2025 | Fiction
Williams's latest outstanding work (she is the author of the nonfiction Mardi Gras Indians, which was a 2022 LJ Best Book, as well as self-published novels including Beyond Bourbon Street) delves into how secrets and silence have impacted the women of the fictional Dupree family for seven generations. Divided into four aptly named parts—"Questions," "Answers," "Aftermath," and "The Beginning"—this novel takes readers on a stirring journey between the perspectives of seven Black w...Log In or Sign Up to Read More


