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In November we will be reading Transcendent Kingdom by Yaa Gyasi.

“Gifty is a sixth-year PhD candidate in neuroscience at the Stanford University School of Medicine studying reward-seeking behavior in mice and the neural circuits of depression and addiction. Her brother, Nana, was a gifted high school athlete who died of a heroin overdose after an ankle injury left him hooked on OxyContin. Her suicidal mother is living in her bed.

Gifty is determined to discover the scientific basis for the suffering she sees all around her…”
New readers are always welcome. We usually discuss the book including themes and our thoughts about the book for about an hour and hang around for a drink if anyone fancies it. Please bring a pound to cover running costs if you can.

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