Make Your Way Home Stories
Make Your Way Home Stories by Carrie R Moore, published by Tin House in 2025, is a collection of eleven stories that traverse diverse landscapes, including Florida marshes and North Carolina mountains. This edition, written in English and spanning 336 pages, delves into the lives of Black men and women as they confront the elusive nature of home and belonging. The narratives explore various personal struggles, such as a preteen navigating her pregnancy and a Texan grappling with a family curse, all set against the backdrop of Southern life.
Readers will find a rich tapestry of experiences that reflect on themes of inheritance and intimacy. The stories feature characters like a young deaconess questioning her faith and two sisters seeking freedom from their past. Through artful storytelling, Moore invites readers to consider how history influences present choices and the enduring impact of those decisions. This collection not only highlights the complexities of identity but also emphasizes the significance of place in shaping individual narratives.
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In eleven stories that span Florida marshes, North Carolina mountains, and Southern metropolitan cities, Make Your Way Home follows Black men and women who grapple with the homes that have eluded them. A preteen pregnant alongside her mother refuses to let convention dictate who she names as the father of her child. Centuries after slavery separated his ancestors, a native Texan tries to win over the love of his life, despite the grip of a family curse. A young deaconess, who falls for a new church member, wonders what it means when God stops speaking to her. And at the very end of the South as we know it, two sisters seek to escape North to freedom, to promises of a more stable climate.
Artfully and precisely drawn, and steeped in place and history as it explores themes of belonging, inheritance, and deep intimacy, Carrie R. Moore’s debut collection announces an extraordinary new talent in American fiction, inviting us all to examine how the past shapes our present–and how our present choices will echo for years to come.
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