In this special meeting for Spring Memoir Book Club, author Wayétu Moore will join us virtually to discuss her book. All are welcome, regardless of if you have read the preceeding chapters or been to a meeting previously.

"When Wayétu Moore turns five years old, her father and grandmother throw her a big birthday party at their home in Monrovia, Liberia, but all she can think about is how much she misses her mother, who is working and studying in faraway New York. Before she gets the reunion her father promised her, war breaks out in Liberia. The family is forced to flee their home on foot, walking and hiding for three weeks until they arrive in the village of Lai. Finally, a rebel soldier smuggles them across the border to Sierra Leone, reuniting the family and setting them off on yet another journey, this time to the United States.

Spanning this harrowing journey in Moore’s early childhood, her years adjusting to life in Texas as a black woman and an immigrant, and her eventual return to Liberia, The Dragons, the Giant, the Women is a deeply moving story of the search for home in the midst of upheaval. Moore has a novelist’s eye for suspense and emotional depth, and this unforgettable memoir is full of imaginative, lyrical flights and lush prose. In capturing both the hazy magic and the stark realities of what is becoming an increasingly pervasive experience, Moore shines a light on the great political and personal forces that continue to affect many migrants around the world, and calls us all to acknowledge the tenacious power of love and family."
-- Publisher's Description

Spring Bookclub is co-sponsored by the Graduate Writing Center. It meets every other week throughout the semester, with a program for three books, three sessions per book. It is open to all students and staff, and the first 15 people to rsvp will receive a free copy.

Please rsvp by Monday, March 20th with your interest and details, and come ready to discuss "Dry Season" or Part Two of The Dragons, the Giant, the Women (Chapters 12-18, pp. 101-171).

Where: 305 Russell