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skin & bones

a novel

by Renée Watson

Narrator Zenzi Williams

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Length 9 hours 7 minutes

Language English

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Bookseller recommendation

“Family, friendship, the many forms of love, betrayal, and triumph. I adored this novel. The short chapters are lyrical to the point of being poetic.”
— Michelle Cavalier • Cavalier House Books

Bookseller recommendation

“I loved main character Lena and could empathize with a lot of her struggles. She's not perfect, but she's growing and that's my favorite. Plus, I loved getting to know about Black culture in Portland and getting to love a fat protagonist.”
— Sara • Green Apple Books

Summary

From the acclaimed #1 New York Times bestselling author comes a soulful and lyrical novel exploring sisterhood, motherhood, faith, love, and ultimately what gets passed down from one generation to the next

At 40, Lena Baker is at a steady and stable moment in life—between wine nights with her two best friends and her wedding just weeks away, she’s happy in love and in friendship until a confession on her wedding day shifts her world.

Unmoored and grieving a major loss, Lena finds herself trying to teach her daughter self-love while struggling to do so herself. Lena questions everything she’s learned about dating, friendship, and motherhood, and through it all, she works tirelessly to bring the oft-forgotten Black history of Oregon to the masses, sidestepping her well-meaning co-workers that don’t understand that their good intentions are often offensive and hurtful.

Through Watson’s poetic voice, skin & bones is a stirring exploration of who society makes space for and is ultimately a story of heartbreak and healing.

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