La Crescent Community Read - Under the Tamarind Tree
Schedule
Mon May 20 2024 at 10:00 am
UTC-05:00Location
321 Main St, La Crescent, MN, United States, Minnesota 55947 | La Crescent, MN
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Join us for our La Crescent Community Read! Featuring Minnesota author, Nigar Alam, we're giving away 50 copies of "Under the Tamarind Tree." Nab yours at the library or check one out with your library card! Find programs featuring Indian and Pakistani culture, join us May 25th for a visit with the author, and come to one of our book clubs at the library on May 20th at 10am or 6pm.
ABOUT THE BOOK:
One night. Four friends. Countless secrets.
1964. Karachi, Pakistan. Rozeena is running out of time. She'll lose her home—her parents' safe haven since fleeing India and the terrors of Partition—if her medical career doesn't take off soon. But success may come with an unexpected price. Meanwhile the interwoven lives of her childhood best friends—Haaris, Aalya, and Zohair—seem to be unraveling with each passing day. The once small and inconsequential differences between their families' social standing now threaten to divide them. Then one fateful night someone ends up dead and the life they once took for granted shatters.
2019. Rozeena receives a call from a voice she never thought she’d hear again. What begins as an ask to look after a friend’s teenaged granddaughter struggling with her own demons grows into an unconventional friendship—one that unearths buried secrets and just might ruin everything Rozeena has worked so hard to protect.
Captivating and atmospheric, Under the Tamarind Tree shows us the high-stakes ripple effects of generational trauma, and the lengths people will go to protect the ones they love.
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This community read is sponsored by the Minnesota Arts and Cultural Heritage Fund, along with the SELCO system.
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Where is it happening?
321 Main St, La Crescent, MN, United States, Minnesota 55947Event Location & Nearby Stays:
