Thank you very much for organising Nathalie! I’d like to nominate The Argonauts by Maggie Nelson.
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Hello, my nomination is ’ the girl who fell from the sky by 'Heidi Furrow. Main reason for nomination is I have the book at home and not yet read it. Did win the Bellwether prize for fiction. Published quite a few years ago. Note there is another book with same name by different author!
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“A bizarre mystery surrounding a family tragedy forms the centrepiece of this atmospheric story of a mixed-race girl’s struggle for identity.
Orphaned and alone, young Rachel is taken under the wing of her strict African-American grandmother and moved to a mostly black community where her light brown skin, blue eyes, and astonishing beauty start to attract a troubling level of attention. As the terrible secrets begin to emerge, Rachel learns to swallow her grief and construct her own self-image in a world that wants to see her as either Black or White.
Inspired by the true story of a mother’s twisted love, The Girl Who Fell from the Sky is a lyrical and poignant journey into loss, trauma, and the kinship that eventually allows a young girl to face the truth, confront the demons she has buried, and finally achieve a sense of peace.”
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