(DeKalb) – On Thursday, April 9, at 7:00 p.m., the DeKalb Public Library’s General Book Club will discuss Happy Land by Dolen Perkins-Valdez.
Today, after years of silence, Nikki has been summoned to North Carolina by her estranged grandmother. But instead of revealing answers about their recent past, Mother Rita tells Nikki a shocking story about her great-great-great grandmother, Queen Luella, and the very land they stand on. Land Mother Rita insists must be protected at all costs.
As Nikki learns about the Kingdom of the Happy Land, she comes to realise how much of her identity is rooted in this family land, and how much they stand to lose if it, like so much else, is taken from them. It’s time to reclaim what’s theirs.
Copies of the book will be available in the library one month before the program.
This book club is intended for adults. No registration is required. It will be held in the Nancy D. Castle Collaboration Studio.
For additional information, please contact Susan at susang@dkpl.org or at (815) 756-9568 ext. 2114.
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