Hearts on Fire by T. Renee
Four foster sisters, on different life trajectories, are the focus in Hearts on Fire, a powerful work of women’s fiction by T. Renee.
All four young women are alumni of a state-run group home close to their current residences in a housing project just outside of Philly. Unfit mothers, Sophia and Madison, break the monotony of their meaningless existence by occasional stints in jail. Pretty Tameka (Meka) lets herself be abused in her quest to be genuinely loved, and practical Letti, who doesn’t let personal tragedy get in the way of her goals. She’s on a fast-track to success […]