04430cam a2200709 4500 1300619960 TxAuBib 20240605120000.0 ||||||s2024||||||||||||||||||||||||und|u 9781668027943 1668027941 B0CL5DBQ7V Amazon b3987f37-6edd-42d8-90e8-612b3ee85afe OverDrive (Reserve ID) 10217050 OverDrive (Product ID) TxAuBib Chambers, Essie. Swift River [Libby] : A Read with Jenna Pick. Simon & Schuster, 2024. racial segregation. family history. racial discrimination. new england. family secrets. Abandonment. racial prejudice. mother daughter relationship. African American communities. absent father. family trauma. american racism. black communities. black lives. book club books. african american families. american prejudice. black stories. small town novels. POC Experiences. bipoc stories. books about black families. Black experiences. small town new england. Sundown Towns. african american experiences. african american stores. bipoc experiences. new england mill town. poc stories. small town dramas. read with jenna book club pick. Format: OverDrive Adobe EPUB eBook, Filesize: 5926kB. Format: OverDrive Kindle Book. Format: OverDrive OverDrive Read. Fiction. African American Fiction. Literature. HTML:<b>A READ WITH JENNA <i>TODAY</i> SHOW BOOK CLUB PICK | A Most Anticipated Book from <i>Today</i>, <i>Real Simple</i>, <i>Time,</i> <i>Los Angeles Times</i>, and <i>BookPage</i></b><br /> <br /> <b>"The book we all need to revive our souls" (Nicole Dennis-Benn): A sweeping family saga about the complicated bond between mothers and daughters, the disappearance of a father, and the long-hidden history of a declining New England mill town.</b><br /> <br /> <b>"A powerful novel about how our family history shapes us. <i>Swift River</i> broke my heart, and then offered me hope."</b> —<b>Ann Napolitano, <i>New York Times</i> bestselling author of <i>Hello Beautiful</i></b><br /> It's the summer of 1987 in Swift River, and Diamond Newberry is learning how to drive. Ever since her Pop disappeared seven years ago, she and her mother hitchhike everywhere they go. But that's not the only reason Diamond stands out: she's teased relentlessly about her weight, and since Pop's been gone, she is the only Black person in all of Swift River. This summer, Ma is determined to declare Pop legally dead so that they can collect his life insurance money, get their house back from the bank, and finally move on.<br /> <br /> But when Diamond receives a letter from a relative she's never met, key elements of Pop's life are uncovered, and she is introduced to two generations of African American Newberry women, whose lives span the 20th century and reveal a much larger picture of prejudice and abandonment, of love and devotion. As pieces of their shared past become clearer, Diamond gains a sense of her place in the world and in her family. But how will what she's learned of the past change her future?<br /> <br /> A story of first friendships, family secrets, and finding the courage to let go, <i>Swift River</i> is a sensational debut about how history shapes us and heralds the arrival of a major new literary talent. Media Type: eBook. Importer Version: 2014-01-08.01 Import Date: 2024-06-04 20:00:02. https://samples.overdrive.com/?crid=b3987f37-6edd-42d8-90e8-612b3ee85afe&.epub-sample.overdrive.com Excerpt (Adobe EPUB eBook) https://samples.overdrive.com/?crid=b3987f37-6edd-42d8-90e8-612b3ee85afe&.epub-sample.overdrive.com Excerpt (Kindle Book) https://samples.overdrive.com/?crid=b3987f37-6edd-42d8-90e8-612b3ee85afe&.epub-sample.overdrive.com Excerpt (OverDrive Read)