Ninon, Edited

This novel is about a girl''s journey to maintain her authentic self to adulthood regardless of attempts to alter her core.

Brooklyn, 1942

Leah was awakened from a deep sleep by the wails of a screaming baby. Cupping her hands over her ears to muffle the sounds, which were a cross between a howling cat in heat and the chortling of a hyena, was no match for the insistent noise. It was as if her hands...