❤️ loved this book because...
Ranita (the main character) reminded me of the women that I represent. Despite the many, many barriers created for them by addiction and incarceration, these women are strong, resilient, empathetic, and funny. I loved being able to root for Ranita the way I root for my own clients.
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🐇 I couldn't put it down
1 author picked Pomegranate as one of their favorite books, and they share why you should read it.
"A remarkable feat of literary conjuration." -Jennifer Haigh, nationally bestselling author of Mercy Street
The acclaimed author of The Serpent's Gift returns with this gripping and powerful novel of healing, redemption, and love, following a queer Black woman who works to stay clean, pull her life together, and heal after being released from prison.
Ranita Atwater is "getting short."
She is almost done with her four-year sentence for opiate possession at Oak Hills Correctional Center. With three years of sobriety, she is determined to stay clean and regain custody of her two children.
My name is Ranita, and I'm an…
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