Book : Whats Mine And Yours - Coster, Naima

-Titulo Original : Whats Mine And Yours

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Grand Central Publishing

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Review “At its heart, What’s Mine and Yours is a coming-of-age story-one that examines the unraveling of marriages, complexities of siblinghood and reckonings with parents… Coster portrays her characters’ worlds with startling vitality. As the children fall in lust and love, grapple with angst and battle the tides of New South politics, Coster’s writing shines. New York Times Book Review“The complex characters will stay with you-maybe even change you.” People“Coster’s remarkable characters, each one of them authentically flawed and gorgeously realized, propel this wise and loving story ever forward, making for a graceful meditation on family, inequality, and the ties that bind.” EsquireCoster is an exacting observer but also an endlessly generous one… It’s the individual moments that are exquisite, each chapter a tiny snapshot of a whole world. Tender but-miraculously-never sentimental. Kirkus (Starred Review)Whats Mine and Yours is a once-every-few-years reading experience for me. I was completely seduced by the honesty of Costers prose, the tenderness she has for her characters. To say Coster pulls off something special here is a massive understatement. Ive placed this novel on a shelf among those most dear to me, and I imagine Ill return to it many, many times. Mary Beth Keane, New York Times bestselling author of Ask Again, YesCoster balances the tender and the sharp moments shared between families better than anyone else writing. Elizabeth Acevedo, National Book Award winner of Poet X“What’s Mine and Yours is both intimate and sweeping: an exploration of many kinds of love, the repercussions of long ago decisions, and the burdens of personal and political history. I loved this novel.” Christina Baker Kline, #1 New York Times bestselling authorWhats Mine and Yours explodes with love, passion, and their piercing aftermath. Naima Coster renders two unforgettable families, their labyrinthine bonds and heartaches, with propulsive and startling clarity. This is a novel of scorching beauty. Patricia Engel, author of Infinite CountryCoster… depict[s the characters] complex situations and moral ambiguities with depth and compassion. Weaving numerous plot threads - miscarriages, abortions, divorces, brain tumors, benders-into an intricate tapestry, Coster shows, as one of her indelible minor characters declares, that Its only our life if we say so. Otherwise it belongs to them. Minneapolis Star TribuneWhat’s Mine and Yours is a lyrical, universal story about home, reminiscent of the works of Jacqueline Woodson and Tayari Jones. Atlanta Journal-Constitution“Rare is the book that manages to be both a finely wrought character study as well as a multi-family saga…but Naima Costers new novel does just that - and more. Coster writes with a singular sensitivity and nuance. Refinery29“Whats Mine and Yours is powerful and unfailingly generous, a story of two families you won’t be able to forget. Marvelously profound and moving.” R.O. Kwon author of The IncendiariesMoving fluidly between perspectives and time, Whats Mine and Yours is a mesmerizing story of two families brought together through choice and circumstance in one North Carolina town. Naima Coster is a storyteller of astounding clarity and compassion. Lisa Ko, National Book Award finalist of The LeaversWhats Mine and Yours is a book about parents who try and fail and then try again. An extraordinary cast of characters, nuanced and full of insight. Its about children who hold their loved ones accountable. It reveals in absolutely engrossing and tension-filled prose how a tragedy haunts a family. Coster is a master storyteller through and through. Read this book. Angie Cruz, author of DominicanaWhats Mine And Yours is a powerful and timely family saga about the complex webs forged by love and tragedy - gripping, generous, and deeply felt. Its a moving examination of what we inherit, and what it means to love both wholeheartedly and imperfectly.