Smart scientist Sarah is a doctoral student at Columbia University. She is about to move to Ohio with her very married boyfriend when her mother dies suddenly, leaving Sarah the owner of a small but loved Christian bookstore in the Bronx. Sarah has to plan a funeral for the family matriarch that is respectful of her culture. She also has to deal with the demands of her loving but demanding family, the return of her estranged father, and what to do with the bookstore. Sarah faces her new responsibilities and tries to figure out how to stay true to herself with the help of her Eastern European neighbors, her sassy African aunties, and a no-nonsense ex-con co-worker.
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Smart scientist Sarah is a doctoral student at Columbia University. She is about to move to Ohio with her very married boyfriend when her mother dies suddenly, leaving Sarah the owner of a small but loved Christian bookstore in the Bronx. Sarah has to plan a funeral for the family matriarch that is respectful of her culture. She also has to deal with the demands of her loving but demanding family, the return of her estranged father, and what to do with the bookstore. Sarah faces her new responsibilities and tries to figure out how to stay true to herself with the help of her Eastern European neighbors, her sassy African aunties, and a no-nonsense ex-con co-worker.
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