About this Event
Join the prettiest girls who read good books in Philly at the book talk for Abrea Armstrong's award-winning debut novel Ferry Tales.
- Conversation with author Abrea Armstrong and MK Asante starts promptly at 6pm.
- Signing line begins no later than 7pm.
- Harriett's staff on-site for book sales during the event. Softcover retail price $18.95
About the book: Ferry Tales is a debut novel by Abrea Armstrong that follows a black millennial woman on a transatlantic journey of self-discovery, blending travel, romance, humor, and cultural reclamation as she reconnects with her African heritage and confronts the legacies of diaspora, identity, and corporate America.
Discussion themes:
- Black Diaspora identity journey
- Coming-of-age/quarter-life crisis
- Romance
- Erotica
- Mysticism
- Hot girl lifestyle
- International travel
Born of a legacy forgotten over centuries, Anana Freedman has all the trappings of a Black Millennial dream—cash in her purse, smoke in her lungs, liquor on her lips, and lovers in rotation. But the one thing she lacks is herself. When an unexpected wedding invitation to West Africa arrives, it cracks open the illusion, thrusting her into the troubled waters of her birth. There, between sips of whiskey, puffs of smoke, sweat of romance, and tears of mud, she must reassemble her deepest truth—one that lies somewhere between the story she’s been told and the one etched in her soul—or drown trying.
Early praise for Ferry Tales:
“With prose that is at once restrained and provocative, Armstrong threads together humor and heartbreak, tenderness and longing, passion and peace. Perfect for readers interested in fiction that explores the interconnectedness of Africans at home and in the diaspora across generations.” - Booklist.org
“Ferry Tales sings a new, powerful song of ancestral memory, humor, love, travel, and identity. An ode to the Diaspora. Ferry Tales is a joyous and subversive novel which is both an international love epic and, at the same time, a damning indictment on Corporate America. Authentic, poetic, and unflinching, Armstrong writes in the literary tradition of Hurston, Angelou, and Walker.” - Bestselling author MK Asante
For more info, please visit: readferrytales.com
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Event venue & nearby stays
Harriett's Bookshop, 258 East Girard Avenue, Philadelphia, United States
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