Sarah watches her mother count pennies in their tiny apartment while somewhere across town, Diana grows up surrounded by comfort and privilege. Neither woman knows about the other until fate brings them face to face as adults. The revelation hits like a punch: they share the same father. Sarah's anger burns hot as she realizes this man provided Diana with everything while leaving Sarah's family to scrape by. Diana wrestles with shame over benefits she never questioned, advantages that came at the cost of another family's abandonment. The half-sisters must decide whether discovering each other means healing or deeper wounds. Their father's choices created a chasm between two lives that should have been connected. Now Sarah and Diana stand on opposite sides, wondering if shared blood can overcome years of separation and the guilt that comes with knowing how differently they lived.
Genres: fiction, literary-fiction, 20th-century, family-drama
Vibes: emotional, intimate, thought-provoking
Tropes: enemies-to-lovers, found-family
372 pages · Hardcover · Ace Publ.