\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eLonglisted for the 2024 Joyce Carol Oates Prize\u003c/b\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eWinner, Independent Publisher Book Awards, Silver Medal - Literary Fiction\u003c/b\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eFeatured on \u003ci\u003ePBS NewsHour\u003c/i\u003e\u003c/b\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eNamed by \u003ci\u003eGood Morning America\u003c/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eNew York Post\u003c/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eLos Angeles Daily News\u003c/i\u003e as one of the Best Books of Spring 2023\u003c/b\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA deeply moving novel about becomingâand unbecomingâour mothers, absorbing the past, and bursting into our own futures. Told from interwoven perspectives with lyrical prose, this poignant story explores addiction, artistic ambition, and the complex relationship between Viva and her mother Charlotte.\u003c/p\u003e
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