Prophets 19th Century and best man at their

and best man at their wedding

and is simultaneously allured and repelled by Clare's risky decision to engage in racial masquerade for personal and societal gain

one that will shake you to the core as it asks questions about the power of narrative to save

or dancing at a strip club--this book is the first to depict a sex-worker parent

Prophets 19th Century and best man at theirBest Book of the Year NPR The Washington Post Boston Globe TIME USA Today Entertainment Weekly Real Simple Parade Buzzfeed Electric Literature LitHub BookRiot PopSugar Goop Library Journal BookBub KCRW Finalist for the National Book Award One of the New York Times Notable Books of the Year One of the New York Times Best Historical Fiction of the Year Instant New York Times Bestseller A singular and stunning debut novel about the forbidden union