J. California Cooper's "Family" Is Next Read
Our first online chat was pretty interesting. I know that I think much faster than I can type. I think we will probably use a different method (that requires a voice instead of typing) to discuss a book.
Our next book we will be reading is J. California Cooper's "Family". Family is a stunning, often painfully graphic
re-creation of the realities of slavery: black women raped by white masters; black children sold to sustain failing plantations--or to satisfy the whims of a petulant mistress; strong men humiliated, whipped, and beaten because of the color of their skin. But it is also the triumphant story of a mother whose loving spirit transcends the barriers of death and time, allowing her to watch over her children and her children's children. In simple, hauntingly poetic language, the slave Clora, who killed herself to escape an unbearable existence, recounts the "grief and misery that is soul and core of the life of a slave" [p. 55] and follows her children as they experience the joys and challenges of emancipation, create new lives for themselves and their families in the postwar South, in northern cities, and abroad, and hold fast to their dreams and their faith as they confront the fear and hatred that permeates their world (source: Random House, Inc.).
Lynne has graciously offered her home for our next meeting. The date is Saturday, May 30th at 2p.m. An e-mail will be sent to all with more information.
Check out the books written by J. California Cooper.
Below is a reader's guide for the book, "Family".
Cooper's Family
Our next book we will be reading is J. California Cooper's "Family". Family is a stunning, often painfully graphic
re-creation of the realities of slavery: black women raped by white masters; black children sold to sustain failing plantations--or to satisfy the whims of a petulant mistress; strong men humiliated, whipped, and beaten because of the color of their skin. But it is also the triumphant story of a mother whose loving spirit transcends the barriers of death and time, allowing her to watch over her children and her children's children. In simple, hauntingly poetic language, the slave Clora, who killed herself to escape an unbearable existence, recounts the "grief and misery that is soul and core of the life of a slave" [p. 55] and follows her children as they experience the joys and challenges of emancipation, create new lives for themselves and their families in the postwar South, in northern cities, and abroad, and hold fast to their dreams and their faith as they confront the fear and hatred that permeates their world (source: Random House, Inc.).Lynne has graciously offered her home for our next meeting. The date is Saturday, May 30th at 2p.m. An e-mail will be sent to all with more information.
Check out the books written by J. California Cooper.
Below is a reader's guide for the book, "Family".
Cooper's Family
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