“I do believe that many beautiful books and poems and essays are lost to stirring oatmeal and trying to get the mystery stain out of a child’s shirt. They can also be lost to working over 40 hours a week, parent or not, and coming home too tired to raise one’s hand to lift the remote, much less to perch on a chair, fingers poised to write. They can also be lost to mental illness and homelessness. To slavery and oppression. How many gifts spilled, bled out, and thrown into unmarked graves—it is too difficult to fathom.”

Cynthia Bond has taught writing to homeless and at-risk youth throughout Los Angeles for more than sixteen years and taught therapeutic writing at Paradigm Malibu Adolescent Treatment Center.

“I have never read a book like this before”, says Oprah about Ruby, Cynthia Bond’s haunting debut novel. Watch the video to find out why the latest selection for Oprah’s Book Club 2.0 will wow you too.

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