When Trying to Return Home Literary Fiction For readers of Jess Walter’s

For readers of Jess Walter’s Beautiful Ruins

A former educator whose first book was shortlisted for a Crystal Kite award

enduring two family tragedies along the way

they start wondering if their own home is good enough

This preparation focuses not on strategy or politics

When Trying to Return Home Literary Fiction For readers of Jess Walter’sA dazzling debut collection spanning a century of Black American and Afro Latino life in Puerto Rico, Pittsburgh, Louisiana, Miami, and beyondand an evocative meditation on belonging, the meaning of home, and how we secure freedom on our own termsProfoundly moving and powerful, the stories in When Trying to Return Home dig deeply into the question of belonging. A young woman is torn between overwhelming love for her mother and the need to break free