Sorry, I don't want to sound like a book-snob, but this is far more commercial in writing style, tone and attitude than I expected (lots of those 'cold needles of panic pierced my stomach' type sentences - ugh!

When Catherine’s home is investigated, Child Protective Services (CPS) intervenes, Victor is sent to prison, and she loses her children to the foster care system. I discovered that it was the longest siege in modern warfare and it gave me insight into what living in a war zone must be like for those Ukrainians who are unable to leave. I don't know that any of them will come to fruition and some of them seem very much pie in the sky, but I did like that he is at least trying to offer ways to move the city forward. I sat in tears reading about the description of violence and anarchy and how quickly things escalated. arrivato con un paio di giorni di ritardo rispetto alla data detta, ma in compenso è arrivato giusto per Natale.Content Consideration: If you are negatively affected by the coverage of conditions in Ukraine, you might need to know that some content in this book is similar. In this compelling and convincing debut novel, Morris brilliantly evokes a world slipping, day by day, under the surface of the opaque waters of war. This compelling trilogy is the story of a mother's struggle with substance addiction, domestic violence, and the foster care system. The story starts with an element of denial which is also common in the World War11 stories I’ve read.

The process of firing Black teachers and closing the schools that serve the most Black students is a racial equity issue. Amongst the horror and deprivation, there are snatched moments of happiness: a shared meal assembled from scraps of food, the telling of stories around a makeshift fire, a ‘bring your own art’ exhibition, the warmth of another body next to yours. Gradually, however, the making of art becomes something akin to an act of resistance, of cultural defiance and an example of a determination to ‘carry on’. But please note, if you are in an anxious or depressed state of mind, I suggest you stay away from this book until you are in a happier mental place. The author is one of the few who has found true love and what it means and he wants the world to know of the beauties that come with finding the one who ignites your soul.I fact-checked many of the notes and references and can assure the reader that the Black Butterfly stands on firm scholarly grounds.