“A coming-of-age novel that quietly breaks your heart and then puts it back together stronger. Claire Monet’s most tender work to date.”
— The New York Times Book Review
Blessed My Young
In the summer of 1997, sixteen-year-old Ruth Ellison discovers a box of letters that reveals her mother’s hidden past. As Ruth begins to question the carefully constructed life she has always known, she must decide whether to protect the family myth or claim a truth that might set her free. A tender and unflinching coming-of-age story about the moment we stop inheriting our parents’ silences.
Also available on
Published on
Jun 14, 2022
Published by
Del Rey
Pages
211
Edition
First
Praise and reviews
“Blessed My Young is a luminous exploration of the moment we stop inheriting our parents’ silences and begin writing our own story.”
— LitHub
“Monet writes adolescence with rare compassion and insight. This is the kind of novel you press into the hands of every young woman you know.”
— The Paris Review
“A beautifully observed story about the painful, necessary act of seeing your parents as flawed human beings.”
— The Guardian
Newsletter