Americanah at The Shacks in The Colony

Where: Sunday, April 26th at The Shacks Dining and Dog Park. This is an outdoor venue, so 🤞🏻 for good weather (we'll adjust if needed). Meet us on Grrrowler's patio. We will also be taking advantage of the happy hour tacos (from 3-7)! 📚

What:
Let's have a vibrant discussion on the themes, lessons, and our feelings about this work.❤️

About the book:
Ifemelu and Obinze are young and in love when they depart military-ruled Nigeria for the West. Beautiful, self-assured Ifemelu heads for America, where despite her academic success, she is forced to grapple with what it means to be black for the first time. Quiet, thoughtful Obinze had hoped to join her, but with post-9/11 America closed to him, he instead plunges into a dangerous, undocumented life in London. Fifteen years later, they reunite in a newly democratic Nigeria, and reignite their passion—for each other and for their homeland.

Critics Say:
An exhilarating, mind-expanding pleasure of a read.” — The Boston Globe

Length and Style:
447 pages with medium length chapters...relayed in five parts.

Trigger Warnings:
This work contains racism/racial discrimination, sexual content, and body image issues.