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From the creator of the hit show Girlfriends comes an emotionally charged novel set in 1990s New York. When Dionne’s seemingly perfect life is shattered by devastating news, she is forced to confront the long-buried secrets of her past.

Mara Brock Akil, the award-winning creator of Girlfriends, Being Mary Jane, Love Is, and Forever, pens an emotionally enthralling debut novel about enduring love, world-shattering secrets, and self-awakening.

What happens when one knock at your door sends your entire world into chaos? When a stranger becomes a lifeline? When the reality you’ve meticulously curated seems to be a mirage?

From the outside looking in, one might say that Dionne Daphne had it all: being the beauty editor at a prest...