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SUMMARY:Author Talk | Rhonda McKnight
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DESCRIPTION:Join author Rhonda McKnight in conversation with Vanessa Riley
  as she discusses her new novel\, "Bitter and Sweet\," a dual-timeline tal
 e of family\, grief\, secrets\, and the sweet redemption that lies within 
 the bonds of sisterhood.\n.\nhttps://gwinnettpl.libnet.info/event/10697667
X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:<p>From the beloved author of <em>The Thing A
 bout Home</em> comes a dual-timeline tale of family\, grief\, secrets\, an
 d the sweet redemption that lies within the bonds of sisterhood.</p>\n<p>-
 The Present- When summoned to Georgetown\, South Carolina\, sisters Mariah
  Clark and Sabrina Holland both assume their ailing grandfather's health h
 as gotten worse. Neither expects their grandmother's undeniable request--s
 ave the family restaurant.</p>\n<p>Mariah is at a crossroad in her life. A
 fter being dumped by her husband and forced to walk away from the diner th
 at she helped rescue from bankruptcy\, bitter feelings consume her. Even t
 hough the restaurant has been in the family for eighty-six years\, giving 
 her all to another struggling business isn't something she wants to do.</p
 >\n<p>Living out of her van and striving for a fresh start\, Sabrina yearn
 s for stability for herself and her daughter and a chance to turn her baki
 ng hustle into a bona-fide business. The family restaurant may be just the
  blessing she needs--but as old tensions and angry disagreements resurface
 \, Sabrina wonders if her sister will let her have a say.</p>\n<p>-The Pas
 t- After falling victim to a love she thought would last a lifetime\, Tabi
 tha Cooper finds herself away from home and struggling to survive in Charl
 eston in the early twentieth century. She is determined to turn corn into 
 cornbread and to take care of her children the best way she knows how--by 
 serving food that's good for the soul--and along the way forges a path tha
 t leaves a legacy of success for generations to come.</p>\n<p>Through lett
 ers that reveal Tabitha's complicated past\, the sisters discover truths t
 hat just might be the right recipe to mend their hearts--if they can find 
 a way to savor the blessing of today and leave the bitter aftertaste of ol
 d memories behind them.</p>\n<p style="text-align: left\;"><strong>Books w
 ill be available for sale and signing from <a href="https://www.thebookcel
 lar.shop/">The Book Cellar</a>. This program is free and open to the publi
 c. Registration is recommended.</strong></p>\n<hr />\n<p><strong>Rhonda Mc
 Knight</strong> is the author of 27 books\, including <em>The Thing About 
 Home </em>and&nbsp\;<em>An Inconvenient Friend</em>. She is the winner of 
 the 2015 Emma Award for Inspirational Romance of the Year for her title\, 
 <em>Unbreak My Heart.</em> She has been nominated thrice for the African A
 merican Literary Award. She writes inspirational book club fiction and Chr
 istian romance stories about complex characters in crisis. Her goal is to 
 touch the heart of women with the themes of faith\, forgiveness\, and hope
 .&nbsp\;</p>\n<p style="padding-left: 30px\; text-align: left\;"><img src=
 "https://static.libnet.info/frontend-images/events/gwinnettpl/VanessaRiley
 _.jpeg" width="100" height="125" alt="" style="float: left\; margin: 0px 2
 0px 20px 0px\;" />Moderating the talk will be acclaimed author <strong>Van
 essa Riley</strong>\,&nbsp\;known for historical fiction and romance novel
 s such as <em>Island Queen</em>\, a Good Morning America Buzz Pick\, and <
 em>Queen of Exiles</em>\, an ABC View Lit Pick. She was&nbsp\;honored as t
 he 2023 Georgia Literary Fiction Author of the Year for <em>Sister Mother 
 Warrior</em>. Her craft highlights hidden narratives of Black women and wo
 men of color\, emphasizing strong sisterhoods\, diverse communities\, and 
 power across historical fiction\, romance\, and mystery genres. Her works 
 have received praise from esteemed publications like the <em>Washington Po
 st\, Entertainment Weekly\, </em>NPR<em>\, Publisher Weekly\, </em>and the
  <em>New York Times.</em></p>\n<p style="text-align: left\;">&nbsp\;</p>\n
 <p style="text-align: left\;"><span style="color: #999999\;"><em>Presented
  by Adult Services</em></span></p>\n<p></p>\nhttps://gwinnettpl.libnet.inf
 o/event/10697667
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