Hello, this is NPR's Book of the Day. I'm Glenn Weldon. We've got two debut novels today,

both about a parent and a child finding a way to cross the generational divide. In a minute,

we'll hear from Nathan Go, whose book Forgiving Imelda Marcos begins with a father reaching out to his

estranged son with a story that changes the narrative about the father's life

in ways the son may not be prepared to deal with. But first up, holding pattern is the debut

novel from Jenny Shue. It's about a young woman named Kathleen, who returns to her mother

Marissa's house after a breakup. She's finally prepared to confront her mother about the woman's

manifold failures as a parent,

only to find that Marissa has grown into someone more physically and emotionally healthy

than the distant, despairing, and depressive mother Kathleen grew up with.

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It's a familiar story. A young adult flailing as they attempt to navigate adult life decides to move home back to the safety of the parental nest.

While a new novel takes that familiar story and turns it on its head. It's called

holding pattern. It's the story of Kathleen Chung, who has just been dumped by her boyfriend. She

wants to drop out of grad school. So she moves home, moves back in with her mom to find someone

she barely recognizes. The author is Ginny Shea. Welcome.

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