Spotlight and Giveaway of The Care and Feeding of Ravenously Hungry Girls by Anissa Gray

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Berkley/Penguin Random House is celebrating the paperback release of:

THE CARE AND FEEDING OF RAVENOUSLY HUNGRY GIRLS

With a USA Giveaway!!

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Information in this post is courtesy of Dache Rogers of Penguin Random House.

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NOW AVAILABLE IN PAPERBACK!

The poignant and emotionally affecting debut novel by CNN journalist Anissa Gray, THE CARE AND FEEDING OF RAVENOUSLY HUNGRY GIRLS (Berkley Trade Paperback Reprint; January 14, 2020) will be available in paperback this January. 

Embraced by booksellers and librarians and endorsed by authors like Terry McMillan and Delia Owens, the novel is a powerful exploration of what it means to be middle class in today’s America—and what it feels like to be an outsider in your family and community.

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PRAISE FOR THE CARE AND FEEDING OF RAVENOUSLY HUNGRY GIRLS:

"The inequities of the justice system, the fortitude of women of color, and the bittersweet struggle to connect are rendered ravishly in this bighearted novel." —Oprah Magazine

"Gray's nuanced, lyrical debut is a moving examination of the ties that bind and—nearly as often—bless."—People 

“[An] intimate family saga sure to appeal to fans of Tayari Jones and Celeste Ng.”—Entertainment Weekly 

"Masterful debut...a poetically written story.”—Delia Owens, #1 New York Times bestselling author of Where the Crawdads Sing 

“I was immediately taken by the power and honesty of Anissa Gray’s voice. She is a writer to watch, and this debut is not to be missed!”

—Terry McMillan, New York Times bestselling author of I Almost Forgot About You and Waiting to Exhale 

“If you enjoyed An American Marriage, read The Care and Feeding of Ravenously Hungry Girls...an absorbing commentary on love, family and forgiveness.”—The Washington Post 

“As in Tayari Jones’s best-selling An American Marriage, Gray uses imprisonment as the backdrop for a disarmingly compelling story that skirts easy answers and sentimentality. Conversational in tone and difficult in subject, Care and Feeding tells not just an American story but several important ones.” —Vogue

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ABOUT THE CARE AND FEEDING OF RAVENOUSLY HUNGRY GIRLS:

The Butler family has had their share of trials—as sisters Althea, Viola, and Lillian can attest—but nothing prepared them for the literal trial that will upend their lives. 

Althea, the eldest sister and substitute matriarch, is a force to be reckoned with and her younger sisters have alternately appreciated and chafed at her strong will. They are as stunned as the rest of the small community when she and her husband, Proctor, are arrested, and in a heartbeat the family goes from one of the most respected in town to utter disgrace. The worst part is, not even her sisters are sure exactly what happened.

As Althea awaits her fate, Lillian and Viola must come together in the house they grew up in to care for their sister’s teenage daughters. What unfolds is a stunning portrait of the heart and core of an American family in a story that is as page-turning as it is important.

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ABOUT THE AUTHOR:

 PHOTO CREDIT: Bonnie J. Heath

Anissa Gray is a Senior Editor at CNN Worldwide and a contributor to Emmy and DuPont-Columbia award-winning coverage of some of the most consequential stories of our time.

She began her career at Reuters as a reporter, based in New York, covering business news and international finance.

Born in St. Joseph, Michigan, Gray studied English and American literature at New York University.

She lives in Atlanta, Georgia, with her wife.

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GIVEAWAY:

I am partnering with Dache Rogers of Penguin Random House.

USA ONLY
January 17 - 24

Enter here

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