BOOK OF THE WEEK

What Happened to Ruthy Ramirez

What Happened to Ruthy Ramirez by Claire Jiménez follows one family's journey to either healing or complete devastation. 12 years ago, Ruthy Ramirez never came home. Her disappearance left her mother, Dolores, and her two sisters, Nina and Jessica, devastated by the loss. But then, one day, Jessica spots a familiar-looking beauty mark on a reality-TV contestant with shocking red hair. Could it be Ruthy? Hopeful that their Ruthy could be alive after all this time, Jessica, Nina, and Dolores take off on a road trip, hoping to find the truth. Answers about her identity could bring their family together again or break their hearts all over again.

Pineapple Street

Jenny Jackson’s Pineapple Street is a family drama dripping in gossip and old-school New York luxury. The Stockton family only believe in having the best, but it seems the social order of their family is crumbling. Eldest daughter Darley sacrificed her banking career for motherhood and regrets how much she lost in the exchange. Middle child Cord marries middle-class Sasha into the Stockton family, to the loud disapproval of his relatives. Meanwhile, the youngest Georgina, struggles to find meaning in her party lifestyle and a relationship that can only end disastrously. As they attempt to remain on top of the NY City scene, their family risks falling apart.

Hello Beautiful

Ann Napolitano's Hello Beautiful depicts the lengths one will go to for one's family. William Waters knew nothing of warm houses filled with laughter and love until he went to college and met Julia Padavano and her three sisters: hopeful romantic Sylvie, aspiring artist Cecelia, and silent guardian Emeline. When Julia and William get married, William is embraced into the Padavano family with open arms until a secret from William's past threatens their bonds. When a harrowing incident drives a wedge between the once unbreakable bond between sisters, the family questions if there's any way to come back together after broken boundaries.

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