Central Places Bridge and returning

and returning

But there is one secret no one knows

food and wine

she won’t leave – and she’s keeping a secret from Bea

a wealthy Black woman convicted in 1952 for killing her lover

Central Places Bridge and returningA young woman's past and present collide when she brings her white fiance home to meet her Chinese immigrant parents in this vibrant debut from an exciting new voice in fiction. Audrey Zhou left Hickory Grove, the tiny central Illinois town where she grew up, as soon as high school ended, and she never looked back. She moved to New York City and became the person she always wanted to be, complete with a high paying, high pressure job and a seemingly