Adult Fiction Book Club - The Days of Afrekete (In-Person)

Thu Mar 23 2023 at 07:00 pm

A Novel Idea on Passyunk | Philadelphia

A Novel Idea on Passyunk
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Adult Fiction Book Club - The Days of Afrekete (In-Person)
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Join us for the next meetup of our Adult Fiction Book Club, where we'll discuss The Days of Afrekete by local author Asali Solomon.

March 23rd 7pm at A Novel Idea on Passyunk

"Liselle Belmont is having a dinner party.
It seems a strange occasion—her husband, Winn, has lost his bid for the state legislature—but what better way to thank key supporters than a feast? Liselle was never sure about her husband becoming a politician, never sure about the limelight, never sure about the life of fundraising and stump speeches. Then an FBI agent calls to warn her that Winn might be facing corruption charges. An avalanche of questions tumbles around her: Is it possible he’s guilty? Who are they to each other; who have they become? How much of herself has she lost—and was it worth it? And just this minute, how will she make it through this dinner party?
Across town, Selena Octave is making her way through the same day, the same way she always does—one foot in front of the other, keeping quiet and focused, trying not to see the terrors all around her. Homelessness, starving children, the very living horrors of history that made America possible: these and other thoughts have made it difficult for her to live an easy life. The only time she was ever really happy was with Liselle, back in college. But they’ve lost touch, so much so that when they ran into each other at a drugstore just after Obama was elected president, they barely spoke. But as the day wears on, memories of Liselle begin to shift Selena’s path.
Inspired by Mrs. Dalloway and Sula, as well as Audre Lorde’s Zami, Asali Solomon’s The Days of Afrekete is a deft, expertly layered, naturally funny, and deeply human examination of two women coming back to themselves at midlife. It is a watchful celebration of our choices and where they take us, the people who change us, and how we can reimagine ourselves even when our lives seem set."

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A Novel Idea on Passyunk, 1726 E Passyunk Avenue,Philadelphia,PA,United States

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