A beautiful, moving, sweeping generational family novel. This book is what I wanted A Woman is No Man to be. Reminiscent of Homegoing (one of my all time faves) in the way that it moves through generations and places, tracing the ties that bind throughout while building to the ending. I found myself having to flip back and forth to make sure I understood where I was in the timeline, hence the 4.5 stars, but otherwise really, really loved this book.

Update 12/11/2024: In reflecting on the books I've read this year, I kept coming back to this one as my favorite. I'm changing my review to 5 stars because despite my minor struggles with the timeline, I really think this book is deserving of 5 full stars.