Attend in person or virtually via Zoom. Pr int copies of the book are available for checkout at the Eola Road Branch Adult Reference Desk\, 2nd floor or Santori Library\, 3rd floor. Email gro up facilitator Becky Clark at \;rclark@aurorapubliclibrary.org \;for more information. N ote: Griot Book Discussion will meet temporarily at Santori Library during Eola Road Branch renovations.
\n\nBook description:
\nSix teen-year-old Lorena Leland&rsquo\;s dreams of a rich and fulfilling life as a writer are dashed when the stock market crashes in 1929. Seven years into the Great Depression\, Rena&rsquo\;s banker father has retreated into the bottle\, her sister is married to a lazy charlatan and gambler\, and Rena is an unemployed newspaper reporter. Eager for any writing job\, Rena accepts a position interviewing former slaves for the Federal Writers&rsq uo\; Project. There\, she meets Frankie Washington\, a 101-year-old woman whose honest yet tragic past captivates Rena. As Frankie recounts her life as a slave\, Rena is horrified to learn of all the older woman has endure d?especially because Rena&rsquo\;s ancestors owned slaves. While Frankie&r squo\;s story challenges Rena&rsquo\;s preconceptions about slavery\, it a lso connects the two women whose lives are otherwise separated by age\, ra ce\, and circumstances. But will this bond of respect\, admiration\, and f riendship be broken by a revelation neither woman sees coming? (publis her description)
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