Monthly book discussion featuring works by African-American authors. You now have the option to attend in-person or on Zoom! Please register and choose your attendance option. Print copies o f the book are available for checkout at the Eola Road Branch Adult Refere nce Desk on the 2nd floor. Email group facilitator Becky Clark at rclark@aurorapubliclibrary.org for more information.
\nBook description:
\nMontgomery\, Alab ama\, 1973. Fresh out of nursing school\, Civil Townsend intends to make a difference\, especially in her African American community. At the Montgom ery Family Planning Clinic\, she hopes to help women shape their destinies \, to make their own choices for their lives and bodies. But when her firs t week on the job takes her along a dusty country road to a worn-down one- room cabin\, Civil is shocked to learn that her new patients\, Erica and I ndia\, are children&mdash\;just eleven and thirteen years old. Neither of the Williams sisters has even kissed a boy\, but they are poor and Black\, and for those handling the family&rsquo\;s welfare benefits\, that&rsquo\ ;s reason enough to have the girls on birth control. As Civil grapples wit h her role\, she takes India\, Erica\, and their family into her heart. Un til one day she arrives at their door to learn the unthinkable has happene d\, and nothing will ever be the same for any of them. Decades later\, wit h her daughter grown and a long career in her wake\, Dr. Civil Townsend is ready to retire\, to find her peace\, and to leave the past behind. But t here are people and stories that refuse to be forgotten. That must not be forgotten. Because history repeats what we don&rsquo\;t remember. Inspired by true events and brimming with hope\, Take My Hand is a stirri ng exploration of accountability and redemption. \;
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