04179cam a2200829 4500 604936422 TxAuBib 20220908120000.0 ||||||s2022||||||||||||||||||||||||und|u 9781662601507 1662601506 B09PB621HV Amazon 228ce88e-9cbf-412a-b039-d157fda569e3 OverDrive (Reserve ID) 8554987 OverDrive (Product ID) TxAuBib King, Ella, 1985- Bad Fruit [Libby] : A Novel. Astra Publishing House, 2022. bi-racial. secrets. family. London. childhood. immigrant. mother. British. Fiction. expectation. novels. daughter. Immigration. college. Thrillers. family secrets. suspense. trauma. mystery. race. Thriller. psychological thrillers. Singapore. abusive. affair. oxford. toxic. Diaspora. fiction books. lies. mystery and thriller. Singaporean. thriller books. mysteries and thrillers. mystery thriller suspense. celeste ng. psychological thriller books. suspense books. diasporic. intergenerational trauma. books fiction. my dark vanessa. Format: OverDrive Adobe EPUB eBook, Filesize: 1442kB. Format: OverDrive Kindle Book. Format: OverDrive OverDrive Read. Fiction. Literature. Thriller. HTML:<b>"A compelling debut that fizzes with tension from start to finish, blending the subtle erudition of literary fiction with the drama and suspense of the very best thrillers. Masterful in its evocation of the complexity of mother-daughter relationships, this is a darkly fascinating, tightly plotted narrative from a writer to watch." <i>—Harper’s Bazaar&#160;(UK)</i></b><br /> Just graduated from high school and waiting to start college at Oxford, Lily lives under the scrutiny of her volatile Singaporean mother, May, and is unable to find kinship with her elusive British father, Charlie. When May suspects that Charlie is having an affair, there’s only one thing that calms May down: a glass of perfectly spoiled orange juice served by Lily, who must always taste it first to make sure it's just right.<br /> &#160;<br /> As her mother becomes increasingly unhinged, Lily starts to have flashbacks that she knows aren’t her own. Over a sweltering London summer, all semblance of civility and propriety is lost, as Lily begins to unravel the harrowing history that has always cast a shadow on her mother. The horrifying secrets she uncovers will shake her family to its core, culminating in a shattering revelation that will finally set Lily free.<br /> &#160;<br /> Beautiful and shocking, <i>Bad Fruit</i> is as compulsive as it is thought-provoking, as nuanced as it is explosive. A masterful exploration of mothers and daughters, inherited trauma and the race to break its devastating cycle, <i>Bad Fruit</i> will leave readers breathlessly questioning their own notions of femininity, race and redemption.<br /> &#160;. Media Type: eBook. Importer Version: 2014-01-08.01 Import Date: 2022-09-08 20:00:03. https://samples.overdrive.com/?crid=228ce88e-9cbf-412a-b039-d157fda569e3&.epub-sample.overdrive.com Excerpt (Adobe EPUB eBook) https://samples.overdrive.com/?crid=228ce88e-9cbf-412a-b039-d157fda569e3&.epub-sample.overdrive.com Excerpt (Kindle Book) https://samples.overdrive.com/?crid=228ce88e-9cbf-412a-b039-d157fda569e3&.epub-sample.overdrive.com Excerpt (OverDrive Read)