To understand her metamorphosis and to protect her small family, Vern has to face the past, and more troublingly, the future-outside the woods. Forced to fight back against the community that refuses to let her go, she unleashes incredible brutality far beyond what a person should be capable of, her body wracked by inexplicable and uncanny changes. But even in the forest, Vern is a hunted woman. There, she gives birth to twins and plans to raise them far from the influence of the outside world. Vern-seven months pregnant and desperate to escape the strict religious compound where she was raised-flees for the shelter of the woods. This country has a dark history of what it’s willing to do to black bodies and Rivers Solomon lays that truth bare in a most unexpected, absolutely brilliant way.” -Roxane Gay, author of Hunger Sorrowland is gorgeous and the writing, the storytelling, they are magnificent. The first 50 copies will have a SIGNED bookplate. This is an exclusive event that requires purchase of a copy of Sorrowland from Left Bank Books for admission. ![]() Solomon will be in conversation with bestselling author Roxane Gay. Left Bank Books welcomes one of the boldest new voices in contemporary fiction Rivers Solomon, who will discuss their new novel, Sorrowland on May 8th at 3 p.m. Bold new voice Rivers Solomon will discuss their new novel, Sorrowland, with bestselling author Roxane Gay in a virtual event presented by Left Bank Books.
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