Book
ImprovementJoan Silber

Improvement

2017227 pages
No counted ratings yet
6 editions

Track this book

You choose which shelves are public. Progress and read dates stay yours.
Sign in

About

"One of our most gifted writers of fiction returns with a bold and piercing novel about a young single mother living in Harlem, her eccentric aunt, and the decisions they make that have unexpected implications for the world around them. Reyna knows her relationship with Boyd isn't perfect, yet she sees him through a three-month stint at Riker's Island, their bond growing tighter. Kiki, now settled in the East Village after a youth that took her to Turkey and other far- off places--and loves--around the world, admires her niece's spirit but worries that motherhood to four-year-old Oliver might…

Add to list

More by Joan Silber

All books

More like this

Reviews

Rating integrity

Healthy
Counted ratings come from accounts older than 7 days and were made on or after publication. Finished readers weigh ×1.0. Readers who have not finished yet weigh ×0.5. Did-not-finish ratings are shown but not counted.

Editions

6 editions
  • Audiobook · English · 2017
    Blackstone Audiobooks · 1 pages · 9781538473740
  • Other · English · 2019
    Atlantic Books, Limited · 9781760637262
  • Other · English · 2019
    Allen & Unwin · 9781911630272
  • Other · English · 2018
    Counterpoint Press · 240 pages · 9781640091139
  • Other · English · 2017
    Counterpoint Press · 9781619029712
  • Other · English · 2017
    Improvement : a novel
    Counterpoint · 227 pages · 9781619029606
Single mothersAuntsFictionFiction, family lifeSingle women, fictionNew york (n.y.), fictionNew York Times reviewed