BEGIN:VCALENDAR PRODID:-//github.com/rianjs/ical.net//NONSGML ical.net 4.0//EN VERSION:2.0 BEGIN:VEVENT DESCRIPTION:Please join the Rotary Book Discussion Group for the discussio n of the book “Washington Black” by Esi Edugyan. The book is available a t Rainy Day Books and the discussion will be led by Vivien Jennings. All Rotarians and guests are welcome. About the book: Eleven-year-old George Washington Black – or Wash – a field slave on a Barbados sugar plantatio n\, is initially terrified when he is chosen to be the manservant of his master’s brother. To his surprise\, however\, the eccentric Christopher Wilde turns out to be a naturalist\, explorer\, inventor\, and abolitioni st. Soon Wash is initiated into a world where two people\, separated by an impossible divide\, can begin to see each other as human. But when a man is killed and a bounty is placed on Wash’s head\, they must abandon e verything and flee. Spanning the Caribbean to the frozen Far North\, Lon don to Morocco\, “Washington Black” is a story of self-invention and betr ayal\, of love and redemption\, and of a world destroyed and made whole a gain. DTEND:20191203T020000Z DTSTAMP:20240329T120802Z DTSTART:20191203T003000Z LOCATION:Rainy Day Books SEQUENCE:1 SUMMARY:Book Discussion Group UID:a176f41b-2be8-4ce5-8ad7-66f5e3b8f799 X-ALT-DESC:
Please join the Rotary Book Discussion Group for the discussion of the book &ldquo\;Washington Black&rdquo\; by Esi Edugyan. \; The book is available at Rainy Day Books and the discussi on will be led by Vivien Jennings. \; All Rotarians and guests are we lcome.
\n\nAbout the book:
\n\nEleven-year-old George Washing ton Black &ndash\; or Wash &ndash\; a field slave on a Barbados sugar pla ntation\, is initially terrified when he is chosen to be the manservant o f his master&rsquo\;s brother. \; To his surprise\, however\, the ecc entric Christopher Wilde turns out to be a naturalist\, explorer\, invent or\, and abolitionist. \; Soon Wash is initiated into a world where t wo people\, separated by an impossible divide\, can begin to see each oth er as human. \; But when a man is killed and a bounty is placed on Wa sh&rsquo\;s head\, they must abandon everything and flee. \; Spanning the Caribbean to the frozen Far North\, London to Morocco\, &ldquo\;Wash ington Black&rdquo\; is a story of self-invention and betrayal\, of love and redemption\, and of a world destroyed and made whole again.
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