Sing Unburied Sing

Six years ago, a young, relatively unknown writer from Mississippi published “Salvage the Bones.” In lush prose that felt determined to sprout off the page, the novel described a poor African American family struck by Hurricane Katrina. From its modest beginnings, “Salvage the Bones” went on to win the 2011 National Book Award for Fiction and to establish its author, Jesmyn Ward, as one of the most powerfully poetic writers in the country.

September's book will be Sing, Unburied, Sing by Jesmyn Ward at Peter H's.

It is a really beautiful and sad book. 

“The branches are full. They are full with ghosts, two or three, all the way up to the top, to the feathered leaves.”

June's Group met at Paul's on June 21st.

The Curmudler had this to say about that:

Book group was really fantastic last night. It was so much fun to hear Phoebe’s experience with the original letters and how she chose to bring Rufus to life through her voice. It’s a really special book. And it was great to have Bryan there as he was probably the most avid of us all.

Nuf said. 

Thanks to Phoebe Sheldon for sharing the book and her time with us.