What makes a family? Who has the right to raise a child? Does race matter more than love or security? And perhaps most important of all-why don't we feel comfortable asking these questions? This novel will spark one of many conversations America should be having." - JODI PICOULT, #1 New York Times bestselling author of Mad Honey Before you begin You Were Always Mine, ask yourself why you often see white foster parents with Black kids.but rarely the other way around. "The work of Jo Piazza and Christine Pride sits squarely at the tender intersection of race, class, and ethics-wrapped in beautiful prose and a killer plot that keeps you turning the pages. Is being a mother a right, an obligation, or a privilege? Who gets to be a mother? And to whom? And what are we willing to sacrifice for the sake of marriage, friendship, and our dreams? Once again, these authors bring their “empathetic, riveting, and authentic” (Laura Dave, New York Times bestselling author) storytelling to an unforgettable novel that revolves around provocative and timely questions about race, class, and motherhood. The acclaimed authors of the “emotional literary roller coaster” (The Washington Post) and Good Morning America book club pick We Are Not Like Them return with this moving and provocative novel about a Black woman who finds an abandoned white baby, sending her on a collision course with her past, her family, and a birth mother who doesn’t want to be found.
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