The Morningside

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There's the world you can see, and then there's the one you can't. Welcome to The Morningside. After being expelled from their ancestral home in a not-too-distant future, Silvia and her mother arrive in Island City, where they live and work in a crumbling luxury tower. Silvia's aunt, Ena, serves as the superintendent, but Silvia feels adrift due to her mother's secrecy about their past. She knows little about her birthplace or the reasons for their departure. However, Ena offers a glimpse into their family's history through folktales of a beautiful, communal homeland that contrasts sharply with Silvia's lonely, impoverished reality. Enchanted by Ena's stories, Silvia begins to see the world with magical possibilities and becomes obsessed with Bezi Duras, a mysterious resident of the penthouse. Bezi is an enigma, rarely seen and often out at night with her three massive hounds. Silvia's quest to uncover the truth about Bezi's life and her own haunted past may cost her dearly. Startling, inventive, and profoundly moving, this novel explores the stories we tell and those we withhold to understand our origins and aspirations.