The Strangers , a breathtaking companion to Vermette\'s bestselling debut The Break , is a fierce exploration of race, class, inherited trauma, and matrilineal bonds that--despite everything--refuse to be broken.
Facing the distinct blade of racism from those they trusted most, they urge one another to move through the darkness, all the while wondering if they\'ll ever emerge safely on the other side..
Between flickering moments of warmth and support, the women diverge and reconnect, fighting to survive in a fractured system that pretends to offer success but expects them to fail.
And Elsie, struggling with addiction and determined to turn her life around, is buoyed by the idea of being reunited with her daughters and striving to be someone they can depend on, unlike her own distant mother.
From a youth detention center, Phoenix gives birth to a baby she\'ll never get to raise.
Cedar grapples with the pain of being separated from her mother, Elsie, and her sister, Phoenix.
Cedar, Phoenix, and Elsie--these are the Strangers, each haunted in her own way.
The Strangers , a breathtaking companion to Vermette\'s bestselling debut The Break , is a fierce exploration of race, class, inherited trauma, and matrilineal bonds that--despite everything--refuse to be broken
