Journey With Us Book Club

A novel written in 2009, by Ethiopian born Indian-American, Abraham Verghese takes us on a journey into the land of Ethiopia, to experience its people, culture, food, music, romance, and passion. Verghese portrays medicine as a human transaction, where one individual is bearing their soul to another. Let’s journey into the story of a Nun, giving birth to twins, all while experiencing the tragic happenings of life... enjoy the journey!

After five years of research, Author Jeanine Cummins highlights the experience that women and children endure while fleeing from danger, and crossing the border to the U.S.A. This novel will allow us to think more intimately about migration with the expectation of positive change in the way we treat migrants and refugees... enjoy the journey!

Question: How do you save the world from monsters if no one will admit they exist? Author Akwaeke Emezi takes us on a journey of magical realism and speculative horror in the aftermath of the revolution. Angels and monsters battle between good and evil, through a diverse set of characters that brings forth change in a world imagined, by acknowledging what’s happening around us; Pet creates that window of possibility for all... enjoy the journey!