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03521aam a2200625Ii 4500 001 0102C76499C211EBB5A91D6626ECA4DB 003 SILO 005 20210410010007 008 210325s2021 nyu 000 1 eng d 020 $a 0062873083 020 $a 9780062873088 035 $a (OCoLC)1243270254 040 $a IG$ $b eng $e rda $c IG$ $d OCLCO $d TCH $d GO4 $d NZAUC $d YDX $d BDX $d JTD $d HQD $d EOS $d YU6 $d IOU $d SILO 043 $a n-us-ny 050 14 $a PS3610.E693 $b C385 2021 100 1 $a Jerkins, Morgan, $e author. 245 10 $a Caul baby : $b a novel / $c Morgan Jerkins. 250 $a First edition. 264 1 $a New York, NY : $b Harper, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers, $c [2021] 300 $a 342 pages ; $c 24 cm 520 $a "Laila desperately wants to become a mother, but each of her previous pregnancies has ended in heartbreak. This time has to be different, so she turns to the Melancons, an old and powerful Harlem family known for their caul, a precious layer of skin that is the secret source of their healing power. When a deal for Laila to acquire a piece of caul falls through, she is heartbroken, but when the child is stillborn, she is overcome with grief and rage. What she doesn't know is that a baby will soon be delivered in her family - by her niece, Amara, an ambitious college student - and delivered to the Melancons to raise as one of their own. Hallow is special: she's born with a caul, and their matriarch, Maman, predicts the girl will restore the family's prosperity. Growing up, Hallow feels that something in her life is not right. Did Josephine, the woman she calls mother, really bring her into the world? Why does her cousin Helena get to go to school and roam the streets of New York freely while she's confined to the family's decrepit brownstone? As the Melancons' thirst to maintain their status grows, Amara, now a successful lawyer running for district attorney, looks for a way to avenge her longstanding grudge against the family. When mother and daughter cross paths, Hallow will be forced to decide where she truly belongs."--Publisher's description. 650 0 $a Pregnancy $v Fiction. 650 0 $a Family secrets $v Fiction. 650 0 $a Healers $v Fiction. 650 0 $a African Americans $z New York $z New York $v Fiction. 650 0 $a Identity (Psychology) $v Fiction. 650 0 $a Folklore $v Fiction. 655 7 $a Magic realist fiction. $2 lcgft 941 $a 24 952 $l GOPG641 $d 20240409040435.0 952 $l BOPG851 $d 20231010022025.0 952 $l CMPE792 $d 20230629014655.0 952 $l IBAX173 $d 20221020010051.0 952 $l FXPH314 $d 20220909063635.0 952 $l WAPD715 $d 20220331163239.0 952 $l SDPB094 $d 20220218165451.0 952 $l USUX851 $d 20220202020301.0 952 $l CBPF522 $d 20211020010801.0 952 $l XAPE737 $d 20211001010831.0 952 $l GEPG771 $d 20210722064022.0 952 $l YUPD232 $d 20210720011251.0 952 $l LAPH975 $d 20210713014058.0 952 $l TCPG826 $d 20210602010255.0 952 $l GDPF771 $d 20210520010230.0 952 $l CAPH522 $d 20210508010138.0 952 $l GBPF771 $d 20210504014146.0 952 $l CDPF771 $d 20210504013512.0 952 $l YTPG232 $d 20210504011104.0 952 $l TFPI826 $d 20210504010928.0 952 $l TYPH572 $d 20210430010516.0 952 $l S1PD771 $d 20210427011921.0 952 $l SAPG074 $d 20210413010512.0 952 $l BAPH771 $d 20210410010035.0 956 $a http://locator.silo.lib.ia.us/search.cgi?index_0=id&term_0=0102C76499C211EBB5A91D6626ECA4DB 994 $a C0 $b IOUInitiate Another SILO Locator Search