BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//sebbo.net//ical-generator//EN NAME:Gwinnett County Public Library X-WR-CALNAME:Gwinnett County Public Library BEGIN:VEVENT UID:0c62ff72-e5a8-480d-a5b5-920261e9cf76 SEQUENCE:0 DTSTAMP:20260722T023302Z DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20240516T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20240516T200000 SUMMARY:Author Talk | Terah Shelton Harris LOCATION:Duluth Branch\nDuluth Branch X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=Duluth Branch;X-APPLE-RADI US=10;X-TITLE=Duluth Branch:geo:34.0007873,-84.1587643 GEO:34.0007873;-84.1587643 DESCRIPTION:Author Terah Shelton Harris discusses her book "Long After We Are Gone"\, an explosive and emotional story of four siblings each fightin g their own personal battle in the midst of their fathers death. \n.\nhttp s://gwinnettpl.libnet.info/event/10420898 X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:

"DON'T LET THE WHITE MAN TAKE THE HOUSE."< /p>\n

These are the last words King Solomon says to his son before he di es. Now all four Solomon siblings must return to North Carolina to save th e Kingdom\, their ancestral home and 200 acres of land\, from a developmen t company\, who has their sights set on turning the valuable waterfront pr operty into a luxury resort.

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While fighting to save the Kingdom\, the siblings must also save themselves from the secrets they&rsquo\;ve bee n holding onto. Junior\, the oldest son and married to his wife for 11 yea rs\, is secretly in love with another man. Second son\, Mance\, can&rsquo\ ;t control his temper\, which has landed him in prison more than once. CeC e\, the oldest daughter and a lawyer in New York City\, has embezzled thou sands of dollars from her firm&rsquo\;s clients. Youngest daughter\, Tokey \, wonders why she doesn&rsquo\;t seem to fit into this family\, which has left an aching hole in her heart that she tries to fill in harmful ways. As the Solomons come together to fight for the Kingdom\, each of their fa& ccedil\;ades begins to crumble and collide in unexpected ways.

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Tol d in alternating viewpoints\, Long After We Are Gone is a searing portrait on the power of family and letting go of things that no longer s erve you\, exploring the burden of familial expectations\, the detriment o f miscommunication\, and the lessons and legacies we pass on to our childr en.

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Books will be sold and available for signing from Virginia Highlands Books. \;

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Registration is recommended. Registration closes at the start of the p rogram. \;

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Present ed by Adult Services

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Author Terah Shel ton Harris is a librarian and freelance writer\, who now writes u pmarket fiction with bittersweet endings. As a freelancer\, her work has a ppeared in consumer and trade magazines including Catapult\, Women&rsquo\; s Health\, Every Day with Rachael Ray\, Backpacker\, Minority Nurse\, and more. One Summer in Savannah is her first novel.

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Moderator Janelle M. Williams received her BA from H oward University and her MFA in creative writing from Manhattanville Colle ge. She is the recipient of Prairie Schooner&rsquo\;s Lawrence Foundation Award for her story\, &ldquo\;From the Closest Waffle House.&rdquo\; She w as a 2017 Kimbilio Fiction Fellow\, and her flash fiction story &ldquo\;Ha rlem Thunder&rdquo\; was longlisted for the Wigleaf Top 50 in 2020. Her wo rk has appeared in The Normal School\, Shenandoah\, Passages North\, Split Lip Magazine\, and Lunch Ticket\, among others. She is currently the Dire ctor of Programs and Outreach at Writopia Lab. Gone Like Yesterday is her debut novel.

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