'The Fruits of Her Bittersweet Sadness' by Leta Iris, Illustrated by Sadie Rose

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Leta Iris, author of When Summer Fades to Fall, lays bare her own girlhood in her second collection, The Fruits of Her Bittersweet Sadness, Left to Rot. This work leans into the tender bruise at the center of her melancholy, letting it seep out in rich, honest colors. Raw and unflinching, the collection digs into feminine hunger and ache, with each entry reading like a diary written for the inner child. Structured in three parts, "MADNESS," "HUNGER," and "EARTH", the book bares a kind of vulnerability most people keep hidden. It's a love letter to brokenness, a longing to be witnessed and consumed, and a spiritual return to the earth itself. If Sylvia Plath speaks to the wounded parts of you, this collection wants to hold your younger self close and touch the far reaches of your heart.

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