The Loves of Our Lives

Are you still hung up on your first love? Or maybe youre way past first love and are trying to find the perfect balance between family caretaking and your own ambitions. Emi Jo and Willa wrestle with these very dilemmas. The road to love and fulfillment can be a path full of sharp edges and distracting turns much compounded when youre a Black woman in America. The Loves of Our Lives is a multi-generational story that follows the saga of a grandmother daughter and granddaughter from the 1950s onward. Emi Jo and Willa all face different challenges in the pursuit of love and happiness. Giddiness betrayal unwavering commitment abuse and romantic apathy all play a role in their respective stories.Emi has a huge secret to announce to her family Jo struggles to navigate the waters of intercultural relationships and trauma and Willa fights to let go of her first love as she crashes against issues of consent. After reading Karsyns The Loves of Our Lives you may find yourself curious about your own family history. There might be a treasure trove of romantic drama hiding just behind your familys eyes.