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4862953Perris, California: A Novelhttps://www.gandhi.com.mx/perris--california--a-novel-9781915780294/phttps://gandhi.vtexassets.com/arquivos/ids/4422768/image.jpg?v=638472428481800000370451MXNNew RiverInStock/Ebooks/<p>Stark captures female solidarity, a shared maternal understanding and the sacredness of keeping each others secrets... An extraordinary debut that insists that we can - and must -mend each other.<br /><em><strong>Kirkus</strong></em>, starred review</p><p>Some stories grab you, shake you to the core, and never let you go. Other stories capture you by stealth, quiet beauty unfolding in ordinary moments... Harrowing, evocative, and deeply moving, <em>Perris, California</em> does both.<br /><strong>Sarah Blake</strong>, <strong>bestselling Author of <em>The Postmistress and The Guest Book</em></strong></p><p><strong>AN EXTRAORDINARY DEBUT FOR FANS OF <em>NOMADLAND</em> AND <em>DEMON COPPERHEAD</em></strong></p><p>Abandoned first by her father and then her mother, Tessa grows up with her abusive stepfather and stepbrother. She survives by finding reserves of strength in herself, and by the surprising, transformative love of another teenage girl, Mel, who sees through Tessas tough exterior to the vulnerable woman inside.</p><p>Years on, 27-year-old Tessa, pregnant with her third child and living in a trailer on her mother-in-laws property, re-encounters the woman she used to love - leading her to question the very foundations of the life shes built.</p><p><strong>A tender family story that introduces us to an indelible</strong> <strong>female character, one who speaks of the unvarnished courage of women living in a mostly unseen America.</strong></p>...4612529Perris, California: A Novel370451https://www.gandhi.com.mx/perris--california--a-novel-9781915780294/phttps://gandhi.vtexassets.com/arquivos/ids/4422768/image.jpg?v=638472428481800000InStockMXN99999DIEbook20249781915780294_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_<p>Abandoned first by her father and then her mother, Tessa grows up with her abusive stepfather and stepbrother. She survives by finding reserves of strength in herself, and by the surprising, transformative love of another teenage girl, Mel, who sees through Tessas tough exterior to the vulnerable woman inside.</p><p>Years on, 27-year-old Tessa, pregnant with her third child and living in a trailer on her mother-in-laws property, re-encounters the woman she used to love-leading her to question the very foundations of the life shes built.</p><p>Filled with violence, tragedy, tenderness, longing and the unvarnished courage of women living in a mostly unseen America, <em>Perris, California</em> is the unforgettable story of Tessas journey from trauma to healing, and it introduces us to one of the most indelible female characters since Bone Boatwright in Dorothy Allisons <em>Bastard Out of Carolina</em> or Ruth Langmore in <em>Ozark</em>.</p><p><em>You and me, we didnt have it so easy, did we, Mama? Tessa blinked,<br />and tears rolled down her cheeks. She wiped at them with her sleeve<br />and nodded some. Now that Ive come to understand how complicated and painful life can be, I dont hold nothing against you. Not even your leaving. I dont blame you one bit, because now I believe in my heart<br />you must have been trying your best in your own way. I think mamas<br />are mostly always trying their best. It just looks different depending<br />on the cards they are dealt and the hurt they are holding.</em></p>...9781915780294_New Riverlibro_electonico_9781915780294_9781915780294Rachel StarkInglésMéxico2024-09-26T00:00:00+00:00https://getbook.kobo.com/koboid-prod-public/hachetteuk-epub-17609231-5511-486c-9fe3-f300a92375d8.epub2024-09-26T00:00:00+00:00New River