Join the Memoir Book Club for a discussion of How to Say Babylon by Safiya Sinclair.
\nSynopsis: \;Throughout her childhood\, Safiya Si nclair&rsquo\;s father\, a volatile reggae musician and a militant adheren t to a strict sect of Rastafari\, was obsessed with the ever-present threa t of the corrupting evils of the Western world outside their home\, and wo rried that womanhood would make Safiya and her sisters morally weak and im pure. For him\, a woman&rsquo\;s highest virtue was her obedience.
\nSafiya&rsquo\;s extraordinary mother\, though loyal to her father\, gave her the one gift she knew would take Safiya beyond the stretch of beach an d mountains in Jamaica their family called home: a world of books\, knowle dge\, and education she conjured almost out of thin air. When she introduc ed Safiya to poetry\, Safiya&rsquo\;s voice awakened. As she watched her m other struggle voicelessly for years under relentless domesticity\, Safiya &rsquo\;s rebellion against her father&rsquo\;s rules set her on an inevit able collision course with him. Her education became the sharp tool to hon e her own poetic voice and carve her path to liberation. Rich in emotion a nd page-turning drama\, How to Say Babylon is &ldquo\;a melodious wave of memories&rdquo\; of a woman finding her own power (NPR). \;(from publi sher)
\nThe Memoir Book Club meets at the Grand Street Branch at 124 Grand Street.< /span>
\nPlease email grandstreet@hobokenlibrary.org for more inform ation or if you would like a copy set aside for you. Print copies are avai lable to borrow from our catalog< /a>\, including in print\, large print\, eBook\, and audiobook.
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