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SUMMARY:Tuesday Evening Book Discussion (LIVE)
LOCATION:Westlake Porter Public Library\nWestlake Porter Public Library
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DESCRIPTION:As a continued precaution to prevent the spread of COVID-19\, 
 this book discussion will be held on Zoom. Registration required. Instruct
 ions below..\nhttps://westlakelibrary.libnet.info/event/4711232
X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:<p style="text-align: center\;">[This book cl
 ub meets every <a href="https://westlakelibrary.org/events?t=Books+and+Aut
 hors&amp\;term=Tuesday+evening&amp\;v=grid">second Tuesday of the month</a
 > at 7 pm]</p>\n<p>Join us online to discuss&nbsp\;<em><strong>The Death o
 f Vivek Oji</strong></em><strong> by Akwaeke Emezi</strong>:</p>\n<p style
 ="padding-left: 30px\; text-align: justify\;">"One afternoon\, in a town i
 n southeastern Nigeria\, a mother opens her front door to discover her son
 &rsquo\;s body\, wrapped in colorful fabric\, at her feet. What follows is
  the tumultuous\, heart-wrenching story of one family&rsquo\;s struggle to
  understand a child whose spirit is both gentle and mysterious. Raised by 
 a distant father and an understanding but overprotective mother\, Vivek su
 ffers disorienting blackouts\, moments of disconnection between self and s
 urroundings. As adolescence gives way to adulthood\, Vivek finds solace in
  friendships with the warm\, boisterous daughters of the Nigerwives\, fore
 ign-born women married to Nigerian men. But Vivek&rsquo\;s closest bond is
  with Osita\, the worldly\, high-spirited cousin whose teasing confidence 
 masks a guarded private life. As their relationship deepens&mdash\;and Osi
 ta struggles to understand Vivek&rsquo\;s escalating crisis&mdash\;the mys
 tery gives way to a heart-stopping act of violence in a moment of exhilara
 ting freedom.&nbsp\;"&nbsp\;</p>\n<p style="text-align: center\;">---</p>\
 n<p><strong>In order to participate</strong>\,&nbsp\;please<strong>&nbsp\;
 REGISTER</strong>&nbsp\;to get an invitation to the online book discussion
  on Zoom. You can join using a Desktop\, Laptop\, Mobile Phone\, Tablet\, 
 or Chromebook.&nbsp\;While it is not necessary to sign up for a free Zoom 
 account\, for best results we recommend&nbsp\;<strong>DOWNLOADING</strong>
 &nbsp\;<a href="https://zoom.us/download">Zoom Meeting Room Client</a>&nbs
 p\;(for desktops and laptops) or the Zoom Cloud Meetings App (from your ph
 one or tablet app store) before our discussion. Downloading should take a 
 few minutes. Participants without a computer\, tablet or smartphone can jo
 in the discussion using a traditional phone.</p>\n<p><strong>Physical copi
 es of the book will be available for participants to borrow at the Circula
 tion Desk&nbsp\;beginning April 14\, 2021.</strong></p>\n<p><strong>If you
  have any questions\, please email:</strong>&nbsp\;frances.brawner@westlak
 elibrary.org</p>\nhttps://westlakelibrary.libnet.info/event/4711232
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