Trenton Makes

Set across two different decades, this compelling debut tells the story of a woman in 1946 Trenton who, after a violent altercation, kills her husband and assumes his identity in her quest for a new life. As the city’s fortunes decline by 1971, her carefully constructed world begins to unravel under the weight of long-standing deception. With stylized prose and deep exploration of identity and desperation, the novel offers a provocative look at the lengths one might go to forge a new existence.