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Book Discussion: Homegoing, by Yaa Gyasi

  • Pearl Church 721 Northwest 9th Avenue Portland, OR, 97209 United States (map)

One of Oprah’s Best Books of the Year and a PEN/Hemingway award winner, Homegoing follows the parallel paths of two sisters and their descendants through eight generations: from the Gold Coast to the plantations of Mississippi, from the American Civil War to Jazz Age Harlem. Yaa Gyasi’s extraordinary novel illuminates slavery’s troubled legacy both for those who were taken and those who stayed—and shows how the memory of captivity has been inscribed on the soul of our nation.

This conversation is being offered in person and via Zoom. Questions? Contact Pastor Mike.

Earlier Event: November 28
Covenant Class
Later Event: December 12
Do What You Can