Day Laughs Night Cries: Fifteen (Volume 1)

"Swiftly, like the swing of a bat, Cole's hand flies toward my face and my eyelids lock tightly and his hand lands like a plank against my jaw and teeth bite into flesh that bleeds the blood I swallow. From closed eyes I see darkness and specks of light that shimmer. I cringe. Hot tears burst and slide down my face."

Day Laughs Night Cries: Fifteen details a catastrophic event that thrusts Peaches to do the unthinkable. The book, a timeless and universal mother-daughter story set in Jamaica, Canada, and the United States - rattles with love and hate, tension and chaos, trust and distrust, hope and despair. It whispers of childhood physical assaults and traumas. It reveals teenage confusion and street survival. This engaging account applauds the resilience of the mother-daughter bond.