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The new earth : a novel

Author

Jess Row

Call Number

  • FICTION ROW (CEN, OSH)

Edition

First edition.

Publication Information

New York, NY : Ecco, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers, [2023]

Physical Description

573 pages ; 24 cm

Summary

A globe-spanning epic novel about a fractured New York family reckoning with the harms of the past and confronting humanity's uncertain future. For fifteen years, the Wilcoxes have been a family in name only. Though never the picture of happiness, they once seemed like a typical white Jewish clan from the Upper West Side. But in the early 2000s, two events ruptured the relationships between them. First, Naomi revealed to her children that her biological father was actually Black. In the aftermath, college-age daughter Bering left home to become a radical peace activist in Palestine's West Bank, where she was killed by an Israeli Army sniper. Now, in 2018, Winter Wilcox is getting married, and her only demand is that her mother, father, and brother emerge from their self-imposed isolations and gather once more. After decades of neglecting personal and political wounds, each remaining family member must face their fractured history and decide if they can ever reconcile. The New Earth is a commanding investigation of our deep and impossible desire to undo the injustices we have both inflicted and been forced to endure.

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