We Rip the World Apart - A sweeping story about motherhood, race and secrets

''A charged emotional epic . . . a can''t-miss read!'' Marissa Stapley

''[A] fearless reflection on race, identity, and parenthood . . . page-turning and propulsive'' Shelby Van Pelt

Three women. Three secrets. One family torn apart.

When 24-year-old Kareela discovers she''s pregnant with a child she isn''t sure she wants, it amplifies her struggle to understand her place in the world as a person who is half-Black, half-white, and yet feels neither.

Her mother, Evelyn, fled to Canada with her husband and their first-born child during the politically charged Jamaican Exodus in the 80s, only to realize they''d come to a place where Black men are viewed with suspicion.

Years later, in the aftermath of her son''s murder by the police, Evelyn''s mother-in-law, Violet, moves in, offering young Kareela a link to the Jamaican heritage she had never fully known.

In the present day, Kareela, prompted by fear and uncertainty