Saving Ruby King By : Catherine Adel West
Book Excerpt :
Set in the South Side of Chicago, an epic, enthralling story of a young woman determined to protect her best friend while a long-buried secret threatens to unravel both their families.Family. Faith. Secrets. Everything in this world comes full circle.When Ruby King?s mother is found murdered in their home in Chicago?s South Side, the police dismiss it as another act of violence in a black neighborhood. But for Ruby, it means she?ll be living alone with her violent father. The only person who understands the gravity of her situation is Ruby?s best friend, Layla. Their closeness is tested when Layla?s father, the pastor of their church, demands that Layla stay away. But what are his true motives? And what is the price for turning a blind eye?In a relentless quest to save Ruby, Layla comes to discover the murky loyalties and dark secrets tying their families together for three generations. A crucial pilgrimage through the racially divided landscape of Chicago, Saving Ruby King traces
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