On the subway, she recognizes one of her childhood friends, Sylvia. Finding herself back in Brooklyn, August has a feeling of unease, despite living her life as an anthropologist who should have no fear of death. When her father suddenly dies, and August reunites with her brother, he suggests that she should marry a Muslim man. August has a brother and father who are religious and follow the teachings of the nation of Islam. The novel follows August, a woman who spent her childhood living with the thought that her mother isn’t actually dead, despite her not being there.
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