02186cam a2200277 i 4500 2863205121 TxAuBib 20260912120000.0 r 260320s2026||||||||||||||||||||||||eng|u 2026011735 9780593597781 ebook 0593597788 ebook TxAuBib rda Akil, Mara Brock, 1970-, author. The revelation of Dionne Daphne : a novel / Mara Brock Akil. First edition. New York : Storehouse Voices, 2026. 1 online resource. txt rdacontent c rdamedia cr rdacarrier "From the outside looking in, one might say that Dionne Daphne had it all: being the beauty editor at a prestigious New York magazine, a boyfriend who could have been plucked out of its model pages, the social life of the upper echelon, and a girlhood steeped in debutant balls. But that is from the outside. When the now ex-boyfriend arrives at her Brooklyn doorstep Dionne imagines reconciliation, going back to the good life brimming with the possibility of marriage; the life her mother always wanted for her. Instead, he delivers life-threatening news that creates a crack in her picture-perfect world. A crack that grows legs and runs her right into her past, unearthing a secret that she has hidden since childhood. In an effort to run toward the truth and away from a lie, Dionne sets out on a spur of the moment road trip with an unlikely stranger to confront the long-buried darkness of her past and the family who made it so. As Dionne comes to a final reckoning, she begins to unravel new layers of herself and fresh possibilities for her life, her family, and even her love. The Revelation of Dionne Daphne is at once a deeply moving and provocatively gripping novel that shows when you dig deep enough into the shadows of your life, light can be revealed. It's a novel of broken lovers, a fractured family, and distant friendships all making their way back to one another"-- Provided by publisher. 20260912. Fiction. lcgft