# Skin & Bones - Hardcover

by **Renée Watson** (Author)

**From the acclaimed #1 _New York Times_ bestselling author comes a soulful and lyrical novel exploring sisterhood, motherhood, faith, love, and ultimately what gets passed down from one generation to the next**

At 40, Lena Baker is at a steady and stable moment in life--between wine nights with her two best friends and her wedding just weeks away, she's happy in love and in friendship until a confession on her wedding day shifts her world.

Unmoored and grieving a major loss, Lena finds herself trying to teach her daughter self-love while struggling to do so herself. Lena questions everything she's learned about dating, friendship, and motherhood, and through it all, she works tirelessly to bring the oft-forgotten Black history of Oregon to the masses, sidestepping her well-meaning co-workers that don't understand that their good intentions are often offensive and hurtful.

Through Watson's poetic voice, _skin & bones_ is a stirring exploration of who society makes space for and is ultimately a story of heartbreak and healing.

### Author Biography

Renée Watson is a #1 _New York Times_ bestselling author. Over the past decade she has authored fifteen young adult books, which have collectively sold more than a million copies. She received a Coretta Scott King Award and a Newbery Honor for _Piecing Me Together_ and high praise for _1619 Project: Born on the__Water_. Watson is on the Council of Writers for the National Writing Project and is a member of the Academy of American Poets' Education Advisory Council. She is also a writer-in-residence at The Solstice Low-Residency MFA Creative Writing Program. Renée splits her time between New York City and Portland, Oregon.

**Number of Pages:** 416

**Dimensions:** 1.5 x 9.3 x 5.9 IN

**Publication Date:** May 07, 2024

## Details

- **Price:** 30.0 USD
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