In West Mills

By De'shawn Charles Winslow,

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"A bighearted novel about family, migration, and the unbearable difficulties of love. Here's a cast of characters you won't soon forget." -Ayana Mathis, author of The Twelve Tribes of Hattie

"Winslow's impressive debut novel introduces readers to both a flawed, fascinating character in fiction and a wonderful new voice inā€¦

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When I started a book club in 2019, this was one of the first books we read! In West Mills is set in rural North Carolina and follows Azalea ā€œKnotā€ who refuses to let her town dictate how sheā€™s going to live. She has a mind of her own. She has spunk. But her life of wild choices is leading to some difficult consequences: ostracization from her family, living as an outcast in her own community. What I loved about this book was how lived-in it feltā€”all of the characters are flawed, and their dialogue and domestic scenes areā€¦

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