'Too Soon' by Bay Area author Betty Shamieh is the must-read book of 2025
Briefly

"When the country you are from no longer exists, you can't ever truly emigrate from it. Give my people a homeland, so I can finally ditch it!"
"I love anti-heroines. People often say to me about my writing, 'You're so honest,' but I ask myself why I would even open a book unless it shows me some interiority that I wouldn't be able to get any other way."
"It was a turning point in my life. And, like most turning points, I didn't recognize it. My family would begin a journey that night..."
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