Beloved by Toni Morrison

Details
Hi everyone!
For our July book club, we will be reading and discussing
"Beloved by Toni Morrison".

Synopsis
In 1873 Cincinnati, Sethe, a formerly enslaved woman, lives with her daughter Denver in a haunted house at 124 Bluestone Road, tormented by the ghost of her infant daughter. Paul D, another Sweet Home plantation survivor, arrives and drives out the spirit, sparking a fragile family dynamic—until a mysterious young woman named Beloved appears, claiming no past and stirring buried traumas. As Sethe grapples with guilt over killing her child to spare it from slavery, Beloved's presence consumes the household, forcing confrontations with memory, motherhood, and the enduring scars of bondage. The community ultimately intervenes in a cathartic exorcism, leaving Sethe to redefine her identity.

About the Author
Toni Morrison (1931–2019) was an acclaimed American novelist, editor, and professor whose works center Black experiences, identity, and history. Born Chloe Ardelia Wofford in Ohio, she drew from folklore, jazz rhythms, and African American oral traditions to craft lyrical narratives on slavery's legacy. A Random House editor early on, she later taught at Princeton, mentoring generations of writers.
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Key Prizes
Beloved (1987) won the Pulitzer Prize for Fiction in 1988, cementing its status as a modern classic. Morrison received the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1993 for her "visionary force" and poetic prose. Additional honors include the National Book Critics Circle Award and Presidential Medal of Freedom (2012).

Book Details
Length: approximately 352pages
Price: Kindle ¥2200 (about USD $13.94 )

Join Us!
Our online book club will take place on
Sunday, July26th, 2026
10:00 AM – 12:00 PM (Japan time)
You can join even if you don’t have a Jitsi account by clicking the URL provided on the right.
Please do not click “Join in app”—simply select “Join in browser.”

What We’ll Do
You don’t need to finish the book to participate—though reading it will certainly enrich the discussion! Bring a cup of coffee or tea and share your favorite passages, thoughts, and questions. We’ll use a discussion guide based on the novel to help structure our conversation.

Important to Know
✓ For smooth communication and security, please keep your camera on during the session. If your camera is off or your face is not visible, you may be removed from the call. Thank you for your understanding.
✓ There is no entrance fee or membership fee.
✓ Participants come from diverse backgrounds—please be respectful of different perspectives.

We would love for you to join us!
We look forward to discussing this novel together and spending a wonderful time with everyone.