Arts
New York Times best selling author Brit Bennett answers Zainab Rav and Stevens burning questions about her debut novel The Mothers Were going across the pond for this one all the way to the sunburnt shores of Southern California Set within a contemporary black military community The Mothers is described as an emotionally perceptive take on community and ambition Refreshingly all the characters in the book are African American unless described otherwiseOur story orbits around three central characters beautiful Nadia Turner an ambitious 17 year old who is recovering from her mothers suicide meek and Godfearing Aubrey Evans the perfect church girl with scars that run deep and finally the local pastors son Luke Sheppard a former football star whos lost his future to an injury