'Powerful' Sunday Times 'Electric' Danya Kukafka 'Vital' Katie Gutierrez 'A triumph' Alice Ryan
'A powerful read' Heat 'Read this book!' Angie Cruz 'An instant classic' Morning Star 'Deserves
all the hype' Glamour 'Crackles with life' Xochitl Gonzalez 'The book of the year' Rene Denfeld
Carmen and Grace have been inseparable since they were little girls - more like sisters than
cousins survivors of a childhood marked by neglect and addiction. For too long all they had
was each other. That is until Doña Durka swept into their lives and changed everything. But
Durka is more than a beneficent force in their Bronx neighbourhood. She's also the leader of an
underground drug empire a matriarch who understands the importance of taking what power she
can in a world too often ruled by violent men. When Durka dies suddenly Carmen and Grace's
lives are thrown into chaos. Grace has been primed to take over and has grand plans to expand
the business but Carmen sees a chance to break out of this life forever. As tough and tender
as its main characters Carmen and Grace is a devastatingly wise and intimate story about the
bonds of female friendship ambition and found family.
