Kin

'Kin is the kind of all-encompassing reading experience I'm always hoping to find: smart and funny and deftly profound. This is Tayari Jones’s very best work.' Ann Patchett, author of Tom Lake

'A riveting and deeply moving portrait of indelible female friendship, found family and finding your way... This gorgeous novel already feels like a future classic.' Roisín O'Donnell, author of Nesting 

'A triumphant return of one of the most important literary voices today. Vibrant, funny, moving and powerful, Kin is an unforgettable read.' Nguyễn Phan Quế Mai, best-selling author of The Mountains Sing

'Jones delivers a triumphant novel of two motherless girls from rural Honeysuckle, Louisiana, who follow very different paths into adulthood... Throughout, Jones tells her protagonists' stories with grace, humor, and pathos. Kin is a tour de force.' Publishers Weekly (starred review)

'Beautifully written and powerfully compelling... Intimate, conversational, and musical all at once.' Kirkus (starred review)

'It’s among Tayari's many gifts that she can touch us soul to soul with her words.' Oprah Winfrey

'Jones's prose is chock-full of lyricism, grace and wisdom.' Observer

'Jones deftly conveys the nuances of Southern Black culture in this novel full of depth, pain, and beauty… A tender love song to Southern Black families, communities, and female friendships.' Booklist (starred review)

'Without fail, Jones delivers a brilliant turn of phrase, at turns witty and insightful... Ambitious and accessible, emotionally challenging without pushing readers away. This is a moving story best shared between friends.' Shelf Awareness

'A triumphant return from the bestselling author of An American Marriage... A love-letter to the nuances of Southern Black culture, Jones’ novel is as emotionally challenging as it is compelling.' Stylist

'A deeply moving novel about two girls whose friendship begins in infancy... Jones writes with wit, sensuality and empathy, showing how resilience and chosen family can sustain even the most fractured lives.' Woman & Home

'Jones maintains a light touch and a gift for effortless portraiture... When the two women reunite, the novel makes good on the promise of its title, testing the bonds and boundaries of the kin we choose... Her repertoire of characters feels inexhaustible, in the best way — as if she could go on for decades populating her fictional universe with women and men at once wholly unique and also bound by their author’s sensibility and purpose. When reading “Kin,” I wanted nothing more than to keep reading it. That’s the circle Jones creates, the one that connects her voice, her characters and her readers.' New York Times