Jul 2024

Ingrid is a force. Mother. Poet. Murderer.

Astrid lives inside her shadow. Daughter. Artist. Clay.

When the two are ripped apart, one behind bars and the other cast into the foster system, it changes everything. Astrid adapts through a brutal string of dysfunctional environments. Exposed to unconscionable treatment, she questions everything about the “home” Mother once was for her. Instead of nurture, Ingrid’s ferocity overflows in brilliantly written, deeply manipulative and emotionally abusive letters to Astrid, which harden this once-malleable child into a young woman who learns to stand up for herself. Janet Fitch delivers a heart-wrenching coming of age like none other, paying homage to the LA landscape in strokes that take the breath away. An Oprah Book Club member and major motion picture, this story has been met with widespread acclaim. *But because trends are ever-shifting and shiny new things rise quickly to the forefront, I hope to give it another glimmer of recognition as we feature it this month for the SelfLoving Sisterhood.