A powerful debut novel that's "hilarious, heartbreaking, and ass-kicking" (Jamie Ford), of a Puerto Rican family in Staten Island who discovers their long & #8209, missing sister is potentially alive and cast on a reality Tv show, and they set out to bring her home. A Most Anticipated Book of 2023 by Elle & bull, Usa Today & bull, Today.com & bull, Ms. Magazine & bull, Good House keeping & bull, Bustle & bull, The Week & bull, Good reads & bull, Book riot & bull, Pop Culturely & bull, She Reads & bull, Lit reactor & bull, Electric Lit & bull, The Mary Sue & bull, People Espanol & bull, Zibby Mag & bull, Debutiful & bull, Her Campus Best Books of March by Time & bull, Shondaland & bull, Ms. Magazine & bull, Popsugar & bull, Book riot & bull, Debutiful & bull, Powell's Book Blog A March Indie Next Pick! Belletrist and Readers Digest book club pick! The Ramirez women of Staten Island orbit around absence. When thirteen & #8209,year & #8209, old middle child Ruthy disappeared after track practice without a trace, it left the family scarred and scrambling. One night, twelve years later, oldest sister Jessica spots a woman on her Tv screen in Catfight, a raunchy reality show. She rushes to tell her younger sister.