Virtual Ebook Club Pick: Libertie by Kaitlyn Greenidge

SEEKONK, MA – Join us for a virtual discussion of Libertie by Kaitlyn Greenidge, the first title in our summer eBook discussion group. This discussion will be hosted on Zoom on Wednesday, July 14, 2021 at 6:00 pm. Register in the Events Calendar at www.seekonkpl.org to receive an invitation to the Zoom meeting. This title is available digitally as an eBook or eAudiobook through Hoopla, no holds, no waiting! This discussion is part of our Tales & Mocktails 2021 Adult Summer Reading program featuring mocktail recipes, book discussions and chances to win! Contact Adult Services at 508-336-8230 to learn more.

About the book:
“The critically acclaimed and Whiting Award–winning author of We Love You, Charlie Freeman returns with Libertie, an unforgettable story about one young Black girl’s attempt to find a place where she can be fully, and only, herself.

Coming of age in a free Black community in Reconstruction-era Brooklyn, Libertie Sampson is all too aware that her purposeful mother, a practicing physician, has a vision for their future together: Libertie is to go to medical school and practice alongside her. But Libertie, drawn more to music than science, feels stifled by her mother’s choices and is hungry for something else—is there really only one way to have an autonomous life? And she is constantly reminded that, unlike her light-skinned mother, Libertie will not be able to pass for white. When a young man from Haiti proposes to Libertie and promises she will be his equal on the island, she accepts, only to discover that she is still subordinate to him and all men. As she tries to parse what freedom actually means for a Black woman, Libertie struggles with where she might find it—for herself and for generations to come.

Inspired by the life of one of the first Black female doctors in the United States and rich with historical detail, Kaitlyn Greenidge’s new and immersive novel will resonate with readers eager to understand our present through a deep, moving, and lyrical dive into our past."-- Provided by publisher.

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