About this Event
MARCH BOOK CLUB: Transcendent Kingdom
Welcome to 250 Pages, the book club where we only read short, compulsive, page-turning books... under 250 pages.
- Bookclub discussion at Eve Resturant at Ember Locke (Kensington)
- Food and drinks are included in the ticket (pizza and soft drinks)
- Early access to future events & the chance to pick our next book
This Month we're reading...Transcendent Kingdom by Yaa Gyasi
"A book of blazing brilliance . . . A double helix of wisdom and rage twists through the quiet lines of this novel"
Transcendent Kingdom is a searing story of love, loss and redemption, and the myriad ways we try to rebuild our lives from the rubble of our collective pasts.
As a child Gifty would ask her parents to tell the story of their journey from Ghana to Alabama, seeking escape in myths of heroism and romance. When her father and brother succumb to the hard reality of immigrant life in the American South, their family of four becomes two - and the life Gifty dreamed of slips away.
Desperate to understand the opioid addiction that destroyed her brother's life, Gifty, a young scientist turns to science for answers. But when her mother comes to stay, she soon learns that the roots of their tangled traumas reach farther than she ever thought, deep into the dark heart of modern America.
Themes
- Complicated family dynamics
- Religion, science and searching for meaning
Event Venue & Nearby Stays
Ember Locke, Kensington, Cromwell Road, London, United Kingdom
GBP 7.21
