Book to be discussed: “Ghost Town” by Kevin Chen

"Chen Tien-Hong, the only and desperately yearned for son of a traditional Taiwanese family with seven daughters, runs away from the oppression of his village to Berlin in the hope of finding acceptance as a young gay man.

The novel begins a decade later, when Chen has just been released from prison for killing his boyfriend. He is about to return to his family’s village, a poor and desolate place. With his parents gone, his sisters married, mad, or dead, there is nothing left for him there. As the story unfurls, we learn what tore this family apart and, more importantly, the truth behind the murder of Chen’s boyfriend.

Told in a myriad of voices, both living and dead, and moving through time with deceptive ease, Ghost Town weaves a mesmerizing web of family secrets and countryside superstitions, the search for identity and clash of cultures." — goodreads.com

This is an online version of the in-person meeting we have the 1st Tuesdays of every month at the Jefferson Market Library in NYC. It is open to anyone!

Because we've had a spate of Zoom bombers lately who seem to enjoy disrupting the meeting, the Zoom details for this meeting will be sent to those who have RSVP'd to the meeting and have face photos in their profile. The Zoom details will be sent two days in advance. You can also message Jon for the details as well.