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African American Book Club

One Blood by Denene Millner

2024-12-03 19:00:00 2024-12-03 20:00:00 America/New_York African American Book Club Join us for a discussion of One Blood by Denene Millner Marilyn J. Praisner Library -

Tuesday, December 03
7:00pm - 8:00pm

Add to Calendar 2024-12-03 19:00:00 2024-12-03 20:00:00 America/New_York African American Book Club Join us for a discussion of One Blood by Denene Millner Marilyn J. Praisner Library -

Join us for a discussion of One Blood by Denene Millner

One Blood is available for pick up at the Marilyn J. Praisner Library and is available through Libby as an ebook and audiobook and through Hoopla as an audiobook.

Book Summary:

Meet Grace: raised by her beloved grandmother in tension-filled, post-segregation Virginia, Grace is barely a teenager when she loses her grandmother. Shellshocked, she is shipped up North to live with her formidably ambitious Aunt Hattie--a woman who firmly left behind her Southern roots in pursuit of upward mobility. Feeling like a fish out of water in the high society world filled with fancy teas and coveted debutante balls, Grace's only place of comfort is with the smart, handsome son of one of the society's grand dames. Meet Delores: beautiful, intelligent and fierce, Delores a.k.a. Lolo has never had it easy. Once she makes it north, she puts aside her dream of being a model to do what she has to do to survive as a woman with little money and no mooring: get married and have a family of her own. When secrets start to spill out and she and her family slowly begin to unravel, Lolo is willing to do whatever it takes to keep her dream intact and those she loves together. Meet Rae: when Lolo's headstrong daughter Rae discovers that she is adopted, it's just one secret among others that her family is keeping. When Rae finds out that she's about to become a mother herself, she knows that there is an important reckoning that must be faced about herself and her two mothers.

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Accommodation Requests

People who are Deaf or Hard of Hearing should request English-language captioning or sign-language interpretation at least five days before the library-sponsored program they plan to attend. Contact the Assistant Facilities and Accessibility Program Manager at 240-777-0002 with all other accommodation requests.

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AGE GROUP: | Older Adults | Adult |

EVENT TYPE: | Lectures and Discussions |

TAGS: | Indoor Program |

Marilyn J. Praisner Library

Phone: 240-773-9460

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