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wandering for years through the South Pacific

Jin must find help from unlikely allies

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Sora’s death is the last straw and the beginning of something much larger

Layaway Child ” and “the collapse ofAuthor: Sutherland, Chanel Magnificent stories about Caribbean immigrants navigating the emotional terrain of girlhood, displacement, longing, and identity across continents. Layaway Child is a luminous debut short story collection by award winning writer Chanel Sutherland that explores the emotional landscapes of Caribbean families fractured by migration, especially the harrowing yet resilient journeys of Black girls and women. In lyrical, linked