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Gray, Anissa,

The care and feeding of ravenously hungry girls / Anissa Gray. - Berkley trade paperback edition. - New York : Berkley, 2020. - 294 pages ; 21 cm

Includes a readers guide (Behind the book: an essay from the author; Questions for discussion; Further reading).

Includes bibliographical references.

The Butler family has had their share of trials—as sisters Althea, Viola, and Lillian can attest—but nothing prepared them for the literal trial that will upend their lives.

Althea, the eldest sister and substitute matriarch, is a force to be reckoned with and her younger sisters have alternately appreciated and chafed at her strong will. They are as stunned as the rest of the small community when she and her husband, Proctor, are arrested, and in a heartbeat the family goes from one of the most respected in town to utter disgrace. The worst part is, not even her sisters are sure exactly what happened.

As Althea awaits her fate, Lillian and Viola must come together in the house they grew up in to care for their sister’s teenage daughters. What unfolds is a stunning portrait of the heart and core of an American family in a story that is as page-turning as it is important.

ISBN: 9781984802446 1984802445

LCCN: 2020289198

Nat. Bib. No.: GBC019615 bnb

Nat. Bib. Agency Control No.: 019703530 Uk

Subjects--Topical Terms:
Mothers and daughters--Fiction.
African Americans--Fiction.
African American families--Fiction.

Index Terms--Genre/Form:
Domestic fiction

LC Class. No.: PS3607.R3876 / C37 2020

Dewey Class. No.: 813/.6