Malika Hunter never thought she’d have it figured out by thirty. She wasn’t much of a planner or particularly ambitious. But she didn’t know that life could get this messy. In a matter of hours her on-again, off-again boyfriend breaks up with her, she finds out she’s pregnant, gets fired, and is told by her roommate that she needs to vacate the premises. Don’t Walk Away, Simone Stanton Williams’ debut novel, explores the complexities of romantic, platonic, and familial relationships through the lens of its struggling protagonist. Will she figure out what she wants in life? Is it within reach? This engrossing page-turner is the portrait of a flawed young woman being forced by life-changing events to find her way.
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Format
Kindle, 312 pages
Published
January 21, 2021 by Doctor Bird Press
Malika Hunter never thought she’d have it figured out by thirty. She wasn’t much of a planner or particularly ambitious. But she didn’t know that life could get this messy. In a matter of hours her on-again, off-again boyfriend breaks up with her, she finds out she’s pregnant, gets fired, and is told by her roommate that she needs to vacate the premises. Don’t Walk Away, Simone Stanton Williams’ debut novel, explores the complexities of romantic, platonic, and familial relationships through the lens of its struggling protagonist. Will she figure out what she wants in life? Is it within reach? This engrossing page-turner is the portrait of a flawed young woman being forced by life-changing events to find her way.