When Trying to Return Home: Stories

by Jennifer Maritza McCauley

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"A short story collection spanning a century of Black American and Afro-Latino life in Puerto Rico, Pittsburgh, Louisiana, Miami, and beyond-and an evocative meditation on belonging, the meaning of home, and how we secure freedom on our own terms"--

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A wonderful collection of stories, though really, I would love to see another collection just about Mavis and Estelle, theirs were my favorites and the first one, Torsion. The Missing One broke my heart. (

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viviennestrauss | Feb 19, 2023 |

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Aspen Words Literary Prize (Longlist – 2024)

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Kirkus Reviews Best Book of the Year (Short Fiction – 2023)

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Chicago Public Library Best of the Best: Adults (Selection – Must-Read Books: Fiction – 2023)

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