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Our selection this month is the novel, Carmen and Grace by the Puerto Rican author Melissa Coss Aquino. We typically meet every 4th Thursday. This month we hope to meet in person and anticipate a lively discussion! New members are welcome! Come join us!
We are also providing a very basic Zoom link option for those who can't make it to the store. See below.
SHORTLISTED FOR THE WILLIAM SAROYAN INTERNATIONAL PRIZE
An emotionally riveting coming-of-age drama about two cousins lured into the underground drug trade at a young age and the inextricable ties that bind them, as one woman seeks power and the other seeks a way out--the debut of a vibrant and stunningly original new voice in fiction.
Carmen and Grace have been inseparable since they were little girls--more like sisters than cousins, survivors of a childhood marked by neglect and addiction and a system that never valued them. For too long, all they had was each other. That is, until Doña Durka swept into their lives and changed everything, taking Grace into her home, providing stability and support, and playing an outsize role in Carmen's upbringing too.
"I was crying like I lost my best friend as I finished. . . . This book is an act of love . . . It will break you apart and remind you that we can all be put back together again, stronger, and wiser than before." -- XOCHITL GONZALEZ, New York Times bestselling author of Olga Dies Dreaming
Melissa Coss Aquino is a Puerto Rican writer from the Bronx. She received her MFA from The City College of New York, CUNY, and her Ph.D. from The Graduate Center, CUNY in English. She currently works as an Associate Professor in the English department at Bronx Community College, CUNY. She is a proud IWWG, VONA, AROHO, and Hedgebrook alumna.
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You are invited to a Zoom meeting.
When: Jul 25, 2024 07:00 PM Central Time (US and Canada)
Register in advance for this meeting:
https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZcpde6hrDgvGtBN1oquSEdL0G_rzFghVek0
After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the meeting.
This Zoom session will open at 7 pm. Zoom will place attendees in the Waiting Room, and a host will admit. We appreciate your patience with the technology.
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