A country you can leave / Asale Angel-Ajani.
"A debut novel following the turbulent relationship of a Black biracial teen and her ferocious Russian mother, struggling to survive in the California desert"-- Provided by publisher.
When sixteen-year-old Lara and her fiery mother, Yevgenia, find themselves homeless again, the misnamed Oasis Mobile Estates is all they can afford. In this new community, where residents are down on their luck but rich in humor and escape plans, Lara navigates what it means to be the Black, biracial daughter of a Russian mother and begins to wonder what a life beyond Yevgenia's orbit--insistence on reading only the right kind of books (Russian), having the right kind of relationships (casual, with lots of sex)--might look like. Lara knows that something else lies beneath her mother's fierce, independent spirit, but Yevgenia doesn't believe in sharing, least of all with her daughter. When a brutal attack exposes the cracks in their relationship, Lara and Yevgenia are forced to confront the family legacy of violence and the strain of inherited trauma on the bonds of their love.
Record details
- ISBN: 9780374604059
- ISBN: 0374604053
- Physical Description: 308 pages ; 22 cm
- Edition: First edition.
- Publisher: New York : MCD / Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 2023.
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Subject: | Mothers and daughters > Fiction. Racially mixed people > Fiction. Russians > California > Fiction. California > Fiction. |
Genre: | Domestic fiction. Bildungsromans. Novels. Domestic fiction. |
Available copies
- 11 of 12 copies available at SPARK Libraries.
Holds
- 0 current holds with 12 total copies.
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Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Status | Due Date |
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Albright Memorial Library | FICTION ANGEL (Text) | 50686016282225 | Adult Fiction | Available | - |
Boone Area Library | ANG (Text) | 33249024522637 | Fiction | Available | - |
DuBois Public Library | FIC ANGEL-AJANNI (Text) | 61000100093356 | Adult Fiction | Available | - |
Green Free Library (Wellsboro) | ANG (Text) | 92526129 | GFWM Main Room | Available | - |
Highland Community Library | F ANG (Text) | 35610001007025 | HGHM Fiction | Available | - |
Indian Valley Public Library | Fiction Angel-Ajani (Text) | 39427103726063 | Fiction Room: Adult Fiction | Available | - |
Parkland Community Library | F ANG (Text) | 34422007382316 | Adult Fiction | Available | - |
Paul Smith Library of Southern York County | Adults ANG Fiction (Text) | 34318001222294 | Adult Area | Available | - |
Easton Main Library | ANGEL-AJANI (Text) | 31901004683167 | Adult Fiction | Available | - |
Hughes Library | F ANG (Text) | 32378005195427 | Adult Fiction | Available | - |
Summary:
"A debut novel following the turbulent relationship of a Black biracial teen and her ferocious Russian mother, struggling to survive in the California desert"--
When sixteen-year-old Lara and her fiery mother, Yevgenia, find themselves homeless again, the misnamed Oasis Mobile Estates is all they can afford. In this new community, where residents are down on their luck but rich in humor and escape plans, Lara navigates what it means to be the Black, biracial daughter of a Russian mother and begins to wonder what a life beyond Yevgenia's orbit--insistence on reading only the right kind of books (Russian), having the right kind of relationships (casual, with lots of sex)--might look like. Lara knows that something else lies beneath her mother's fierce, independent spirit, but Yevgenia doesn't believe in sharing, least of all with her daughter. When a brutal attack exposes the cracks in their relationship, Lara and Yevgenia are forced to confront the family legacy of violence and the strain of inherited trauma on the bonds of their love.
When sixteen-year-old Lara and her fiery mother, Yevgenia, find themselves homeless again, the misnamed Oasis Mobile Estates is all they can afford. In this new community, where residents are down on their luck but rich in humor and escape plans, Lara navigates what it means to be the Black, biracial daughter of a Russian mother and begins to wonder what a life beyond Yevgenia's orbit--insistence on reading only the right kind of books (Russian), having the right kind of relationships (casual, with lots of sex)--might look like. Lara knows that something else lies beneath her mother's fierce, independent spirit, but Yevgenia doesn't believe in sharing, least of all with her daughter. When a brutal attack exposes the cracks in their relationship, Lara and Yevgenia are forced to confront the family legacy of violence and the strain of inherited trauma on the bonds of their love.