![]() ![]() Through her neglect, she nurtures the very behaviors she feared he would inherit by nature. The story starts decades earlier as a teenaged Helen Jean, in the midst of a botched abortion, hears the voice of God tell her, “Bear it or perish.” Helen Jean keeps her end of the deal, birthing a son she sees as a monster. Watkins’ approach is as suspenseful as a crime novel, as dramatic as a soap opera, and as familiar as your own family. In LaToya Watkins’ debut novel “Perish,” the family begins untangling the rotted, gnarled roots of their tree. ![]() When a family’s matriarch is on her deathbed, they all gather back to Jerusalem, Texas, the hometown where their unresolved trauma began crashing through the generations. “Perish” by LaToya Watkins (Tiny Reparations Books) Business & Finance Click to expand menu. ![]()
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