This Joy McCullough’s 2021 pieces examines how Nor’s, a promising college student, rape impacts her entire family, primarily her sister Em. When Nor’s accuser receives the light sentence of “time-served”, an enraged Em searches for a way to give her sister justice. The novel We Are the Ashes, We Are the Fire examines how our society has continuously treated rape survivors throughout the past few centuries. Most importantly, it touches on the ferocity of a sister’s love and how injustice impacts an entire family and community.