{"product_id":"dont-leave-her-alone-by-desiree-de-fez-preorder","title":"Don't Leave Her Alone by Desirée de Fez *PREORDER*","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eReleasing 10\/13\/2026\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eHardcover\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAlba has always clung to her mother, Carmen: to run errands or simply validate every anxiety she’s ever had. Yet nothing can silence the fears Alba refuses to confront. They simmer, then burst, but never quite erupt, and each time, Carmen is found at her side. Meanwhile, Alba’s sister, Diana, struggles herself, juggling the demands of motherhood and work, but cannot recall when Carmen last tended to her.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eTwo days before Christmas, Alba drags Carmen to the mall. There, she runs into the formidable “widows.” The pair approach Alba and put an evil eye on her. Her nose starts to bleed, which is how Alba knows. Then, on Christmas Eve, Alba disappears, and Diana and Carmen collapse from the pain in their bellies, where a deep gash splits their purging stomachs. As the tensions the three women have long held in explode, they’re finally forced to confront the terror that connects them.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eHaunting, cinematic, and strikingly visceral, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eDon’t Leave Her Alone\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e is an incisive exploration of motherhood that interrogates women’s struggle for autonomy and identity, and ultimately forces the question: What does it take to finally break free?\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePlease note: If your preorder includes books with different release dates, your order will not ship until all titles have been released. If you’d like to receive them separately, please add a \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/bookishboutiquellc.com\/products\/split-my-order\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eSplit My Order\u003c\/a\u003e to your order.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Bookish Boutique","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":41371327725632,"sku":null,"price":29.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0065\/4537\/5296\/files\/DesireeDeFez.png?v=1789487541","url":"https:\/\/bookishboutiquellc.com\/products\/dont-leave-her-alone-by-desiree-de-fez-preorder","provider":"Bookish Boutique","version":"1.0","type":"link"}