The History of a Difficult Child

The History of a Difficult ChildBy: Mihret Sibhat WINNER OF THE HURSTON WRIGHT LEGACY AWARD An endearing coming of age story. . . . Sharp and witty. . . . A wily and operatic novel. . . . Propulsive. The Washington Post The History of a Difficult Child is an extraordinary novel. Maaza Mengiste, Booker Prize shortlisted author of The Shadow King An exhilarating novel by a powerful new writer. Elif Batuman, author of Pulitzer Prize finalist The Idiot and Either Or A breathtaking,

she envisions a humble family home and quality time with the man she hopes to marry

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Georgie is not prepared for what she faces on the western frontier

this is a whole new world of cake

But something mysterious is afoot in Area 51

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But by the age of 39

Though they might save the haunted house adventure for last

Having barely escaped her first encounter with Ken

Find out what happens next in the companion graphic novel

who distributes unwanted backrubs–aka “jackrubs”–to his co-workers

From the writer who created 30 Days of Night and the artist who created Swamp Thing comes a horror graphic novel like no other