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Welcome to Chapter Chatter a book club for women of color based in North Carolina, Research triangle (Chapel hill, Raleigh and Durham).
Upcoming events (1)
See all- May Book Club MeetingNamu Korean Eats, Beer Hall & Coffee Bar, Durham, NC
This month we will be reading Late Bloomers by Deepa Varadarajan
- Please RSVP and update before our meeting if needed.
- Spots on the meetup page are limited, if filled, you can RSVP on here instead Join BookClub . Please RSVP on either site, not both.
- This book has some possibly triggering themes. If this is something you are concerned about, please review the synopsis and content warnings below.
Book Club Rules:
-This is a book club for ALL women of color; although we would love to commune and discuss with everyone, we would appreciate if this event remains a safe space for us. Thanks for respecting and supporting this community.
-It is not mandatory to have finished the book to attend the event but of course its a plus.
Look forward to discussing :)********************************************************************************
Synopsis
An Indian American family is turned upside down when the parents divorce thirty-six years into their arranged marriage in this witty, big-hearted debut.
"I have a soft spot for underdogs. And late bloomers. You’ve told me a lot of things about yourself, so let me tell you something about me."
After thirty-six years of a dutiful but unhappy arranged marriage, recently divorced Suresh and Lata Raman find themselves starting new paths in life. Suresh is trying to navigate the world of online dating on a website that caters to Indians and is striking out at every turn—until he meets a mysterious, devastatingly attractive younger woman who seems to be smitten with him. Lata is enjoying her newfound independence, but she's caught off guard when a professor in his early sixties starts to flirt with her.
Meanwhile, Suresh and Lata's daughter, Priya, thinks her father's online pursuits are distasteful even as she embarks upon a clandestine affair of her own. And their son, Nikesh, pretends at a seemingly perfect marriage with his law-firm colleague and their young son, but hides the truth of what his relationship really entails. Over the course of three weeks in August, the whole family will uncover one another's secrets, confront the limits of love and loyalty, and explore life's second chances.
Charming, funny, and moving, Late Bloomers introduces a delightful new voice in fiction with the story of four individuals trying to understand how to be happy in their own lives—and as a family.Content warning : Content warning
