WINNER OF THE CALIFORNIA BOOK AWARDWINNER OF THE LOS ANGELES TIMES BOOK PRIZEFINALIST FOR THE NEW YORK PUBLIC LIBRARY YOUNG LIONS AWARDA BARNES & NOBLE DISCOVER GREAT NEW WRITERS PICKA WALL STREET JOURNAL, CHICAGO TRIBUNE, BUZZFEED, BOOK RIOT, & LITHUB BEST BOOK OF THE YEARA powerful & taut novel aboutracial tensions in LA, following two families—oneKorean-American, oneAfrican-American—grappling with the effects of a decades-old crimeIn the wake of the police shooting of a black teenager,Los Angelesis as tense as it’s been sincethe unrest of the early 1990s. Protests & vigils are being staged all over the city. It’s in this dangerous tinderbox that two families must finally confront their pasts.Grace Parklives a sheltered existence: living at home with herKorean-immigrantparents, working at the family pharmacy, & trying her best to understand why her sisterMiriamhasn’t spoken to their mother in years. The chasm in her family is growing wider by the day &Graceis desperate for reconciliation, & frustrated by the feeling that her sister & parents are shielding her from the true cause of the falling out.Shawn Matthewsis dealing with a fractured family of his own. His sister,Ava, was murdered as a teenager back in1991, & this new shooting is bringing up painful memories. Plus, his cousinRayis just released from prison & needs to reconnect with their family after so many years away. WhileShawnis trying his best to keep his demons at bay, he’s not sureRaycan do the same.When another shocking crime hitsLA, theParks& theMatthewsescollide in ways they never could have expected. After decades of loss, violence, & injustice, tensions come to a head & force a reckoning that could clear the air or lead to more violence.