Kind of Kin - Hardcover

"I loved it!!! I stayed up until 4 in the morning ... I couldn't stop thinking about it. That is just one of the magical things about Rilla's writing...A brilliant portrait of the world today. I just felt hopeful when I was finished."--Diane Welsh, Barnes & Noble, Cedar Rapids, IA

Passionate, solid, and fair. . . Askew's characters, whose viewpoints are all over the political map, are well-imagined, thoughtful, and treated with a kindness that is often lacking in the ongoing discussion of this 'hot button' topic. It deserves great applause."--Emily Russo, Greenlight Bookstore, Brooklyn, NY

"Askew writes a very compelling family drama that features a very hot subject these days-immigration, illegal and otherwise. Religion, civil rights, extended families, and the economic struggles of blue collar families all come into play in this multi-layered novel of life in Oklahoma."--Jackie Blem, Tattered Cover Book Store, Denver, CO

"The nature of this wonderful novel is, like the characters, raucous, messy, uncertain and foolishly brave. Askew's story is brilliant and a most timely look at who is welcome into our lives and how we express and share compassion even while times are tough and language is a barrier."--Sheryl Cotleur, Book Passage, Corte Madera, CA

"Compelling...this novel is rich, rewarding, and humane."--Publishers Weekly

"Wonderful . . . Askew's unflinching portrait of a family whipsawed from within and without is a story for our time. It's proof of Askew's flat-out genius that Kind of Kin is merciless, yet strangely full of mercy."--Ben Fountain, author Billy Lynn's Long Halftime Walk

"Vividly authentic . . . Askew has crafted an uncannily real cast of characters . . . A winner for book clubs...Askew's sensitive and humanizing treatment of this hot-button issue is sure to provoke thought and discussion no matter what readers' political leanings may be."--Shelf Awareness

"Askew's novel delivers the unexpected. It has moments both funny and sublime."--Denver Post

"The end result is a novel as ambitious as it is complex: Askew deftly weaves multiple points of view into a narrative that's spacious, messy and, above all, honest."--Kansas City Star

"Intelligent and gripping...Askew's strength as a novelist is just this; through an accretion of believable detail and judgment-free descriptions, she creates characters in whose fate you can't help but become invested."--Minneapolis Star Tribune

When her father is tossed in jail for hiding a barn full of Mexicans, her 10-year-old nephew disappears, and her son comes home, bringing a world of trouble with him, Sweet is driven to desperate actions to fix things, which tests her family, friends and neighbors in unexpected ways. 50,000 first printing.