Jayne Anne Phillips New Book 2024. In her luminous new novel, jayne anne phillips tells the story of kate, whose care for her terminally ill mother coincides with the birth of her first child and the early months of a young. By jayne anne phillips longlisted for the national book award in fiction • a new yorker best book of the year • from one of our most accomplished novelists, a mesmerizing story about a mother and daughter.

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