Wait A young woman reunites with her teenage sister in their childhood home on Nantucket Island after their mother disappears—an alluring coming-of-age novel from the acclaimed author of It Is Wood, It Is Stone. “Wait simultaneously illuminates the precariousness of young womanhood and existing as an immigrant in the U.S., while showing the resourcefulness and strength needed to survive. Strength derived not from the individual alone, but from their ties to their community: their sisters, mothers, friends, and neighbors. Reading this novel, I could almost feel the Nantucket sea breeze whipping against my face.” —Daphne Palasi Andreades, author of Brown Girls Paperback 05/06/2025