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I just found out a week or so ago that one of my favorite authors recently released a new book. The book club that I’m in actually chose the book for our next reading selection. The author is Tayari Jones and the book is entitled SILVER SPARROW. This is the third book by Ms. Jones. Her other books THE UNTELLING and the critically acclaimed debut LEAVING ATLANTA were excellent reads. I really enjoyed both books. I expect to also enjoy this new book. Here’s the synopsis:

With the opening line of Silver Sparrow, “My father, James Witherspoon is a bigamist,” Tayari Jones unveils a breathtaking story about a man’s deception, a family’s complicity, and the teenage girls caught in the middle.

Set in a middle-class neighborhood in Atlanta in the 1980s, the novel revolves around James Witherspoon’s families– the public one and the secret one. When the daughters from each family meet and form a friendship, only one of them knows they are sisters. It is a relationship destined to explode when secrets are revealed and illusions shattered. As Jones explores the backstories of her rich and flawed characters, she also reveals the joy, and the destruction, they brought to each other’s lives.

At the heart of it all are the two girls whose lives are at stake, and like the best writers, Jones portrays the fragility of her characers with raw authenticity as they seek love, demand attention, and try to imagine themselves as women.

A few years ago, my book club hosted an event for Ms. Jones where she discussed and read from THE UNTELLING. We really enjoyed meeting her. As I prepare to read this new book, I stopped by Ms. Jones’ website www.tayarijones.com and found a reader’s guide for the book. In the guide, the author discusses the book in her own words and also includes discussion questions. I fully expect to enjoy this book because Ms. Jones is a very talented writer. This is another for the summer reading list!

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