The Care and Feeding of Ravenously Hungry Girls Summary
Anissa Gray

The Care and Feeding of Ravenously Hungry Girls Overview

The Care and Feeding of Ravenously Hungry Girls is a novel by Anissa Gray. The story is centered around four siblings with complicated relationships due to events and traumas from much earlier in their lives. Eldest sister Althea Butler-Cochran has just been sentenced to several years in prison for defrauding the community with a phony fundraiser, and now her younger sisters and brother must step forward to take care of her twin teenage daughters. However, when one of the twins runs away, the delicate detente the siblings have reached over the years collapses. The novel examines themes related to dysfunctional families, the past, and accountability.