THE TIMES '100 BEST SUMMER READS'brbrNEW YORK TIMES TOP 10 BESTSELLERbrbrLONGLISTED FOR THE WOMEN'S PRIZE 2020brbrbr'Sublime' Candice Carty-Williamsbr'An epic in miniature' Tayari Jones br'A banger' Ta-Nehisi Coatesbr'Generous and big-hearted' Brit Bennett br'A true spell of a book' Ocean Vuong br'A proclamation' R.O. Kwonbr'A little masterpiece' Paula Hawkinsbr'I adored this book' Elizabeth MacNealbr'Pure poetry' Observerbr'A sharply focused gem' Sunday Timesbr'Will remind you why you love reading' Stylistbr'Haunting' Guardianbr'A wonderful, tragic, inspiring story' Metrobr'Prose that sings off the page... Gorgeous' Mail on Sundaybr'A nuanced portrait of shifting family relationships' Financial Timesbr'As seductive as a Prince bop' O, The Oprah Magazinebr'Razor-sharp' Vanity Fairbr'Dazzling... With urgent, vital insights into questions of class, gender, race, history, queerness and sex' New York Times brbrAn unexpected teenage pregnancy brings together two families from different social classes, and exposes the private hopes, disappointments and longings that can bind or divide us. brFrom the New York Times-bestselling and National Book Award-winning author of Another Brooklyn and Brown Girl Dreaming. brbrBrooklyn, 2001. It is the evening of sixteen-year-old Melody's coming of age ceremony in her grandparents' brownstone. Watched lovingly by her relatives and friends, making her entrance to the music of Prince, she wears a special custom-made dress - the very same dress that was sewn for a different wearer, Melody's mother, for a celebration that ultimately never took place.brbrUnfurling the history of Melody's family - from the 1921 Tulsa race massacre to post 9/11 New York - Red at the Bone explores sexual desire, identity, class, and the life-altering facts of parenthood, as it looks at the ways in which young people must so often make fateful decisions about their lives before they have even begun to figure out who they are and what they want to be. brbrbr*** ONE OF THE BOOKS OF THE YEAR FOR: New York Times; Washington Post; Time; USA Today; O, The Oprah Magazine; Elle; Good Housekeeping; Esquire; NPR; New York Public Library; Library Journal; Kirkus; BookRiot; She Reads; The Undefeated ***