About this Event
Join us in celebration of Neysa Jensen's debut novel here at the bookstore on October 6th at 5PM. She will be in conversation with Gregory Taylor, retired librarian, about her novel Show Me the Way to Go Home.
Neysa will also have an origami craft, as well as a poetry station. Snacks will also be provided. Her books will be for sale at the event with a book signing to follow.
About the Author:
Neysa Jensen lives in Boise, Idaho, where she loves to spend time outdoors with her husband and dogs. In addition to writing books, Neysa is a musician, a gardener, and a volunteer for many good causes and organizations. You can get to know more about Neysa at stargarnetbooks.com.
About the Book:
Suki and Loretta meet in the desolate landscape of the Tule Lake Relocation Camp in 1942, and their friendship blossoms into a forbidden romantic love.
Amid increasing racial violence and uprisings in the camp, the U.S. army implements martial law, and a large, looming fence is erected between the administration and the rest of the camp.
Loretta is on the Caucasian side of the fence where her parents work for the administration. Suki is on the Japanese side as an inmate. Separated, unable to come and go freely, they struggle to sustain their relationship.
Suki discovers human rights atrocities in the camp's Pr*son, and has illegal photos to prove it. She needs to get the photos to the media outside of camp. Loretta is the only person she dares to ask for help, but it's a dangerous proposition. It might save them, or it might cost their freedom.
Spanning three years, SHOW ME THE WAY TO GO HOME is a dramatic, sweeping saga of love and resistance during one of the darkest episodes of U.S. history.
Event venue & nearby stays
Rediscovered Books, 1576 W. Grove St., Boise, United States
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