Sula Jake Byrne Taylor’s The Rites of Passage

Taylor’s The Rites of Passage is marketed as the first in a series of novels

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takes a hard look at what it means to live up to other people’s expectations—as well as our own

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we witness Beach's day-to-day dealings as bookseller and publisher to expatriate Paris

Sula Jake Byrne Taylor’s The Rites of PassageSula and Nel are born in the Bottom a small town at the top of a hill. Sula is wild, and daring; she does what she wants, while Nel is well mannered, a mamma's girl with a questioning heart. Growing up they forge a bond stronger than anything, stronger even than the dark secret they have to bear. Strong enough, it seems, to last a lifetime until, decades later, as the girls become women, Sula's anarchy leads to a betrayal that may be beyond