Join us to discuss TAKE MY HAND by Dolen Perkins-Valdez. For more information and a copy of the book contact Marianne Charles at mcharles@cooklib.org.
Inspired by true events that rocked the nation, a profoundly moving novel about a Black nurse in post-segregation Alabama who blows the whistle on a terrible wrong done to her patients. Montgomery, Alabama, 1973. Fresh out of nursing school, Civil Townsend has big plans to make a difference, especially in her African American community. As Civil grapples with her role, she takes two young girls and their family into her heart. Until one day she arrives at the door to learn the unthinkable has happened, and nothing will ever be the same for any of them.
AGE GROUP: | Adults |
EVENT TYPE: | Virtual | Discussions | Authors & Book Clubs |
TAGS: | book clubs |
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