10 New Fall Novels About Badass Women That Also Happen to Be Written by Badass Women

This new novel by Kathryn Abdul-Baki follows the life of Joy, an English professor who is facing the heartbreak of a stillbirth and her quest to find happiness once again. Traveling to Spain with her husband, Richard, she later finds out that he has cheated on her and endures a bitter divorce. But years later, Joy finds herself meeting her ex-husband's young daughter, whom he had with his mistress, and will soon learn that she will be taking the child under her wing now that her biological mother is dying. This intricate story is a shocking and heartbreaking tale about one woman who is simply trying to find her way to motherhood.