The Narrows: A Novel YAF022000 Bess must convince him to

Bess must convince him to tell her what really happened that terrible Sunday morning

uprooted from the safety of kitchens perfuned by the aroma of freshly baked poppy seed cake and pierogi made by hand by generations of women

hunting killers with newfangled technological gadgets

But there’s no escaping the spotlight—or the truth about the ways they betrayed each other in the jungle

Beck and Vivian never could stand each other

The Narrows: A Novel YAF022000 Bess must convince him toPetry is the writer we have been waiting for; hers are the stories we need to fully illuminate the questions of our moment, while also offering a page turning good time. Ann Petry, the woman, had it all, and so does her insightful, prescient and unputdownable prose. Tayari Jones, New York Times Book Review From author of the bestselling novel The Street, a masterpiece of social realism (Wall Street Journal) about a tragic love affair, and a powerful