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BPL Book Club
This is the Only Kingdom by Jaquira Diaz
Monday, September 28
7:00pm - 8:00pm
Bexley Public Library
Quiet Reading RoomCelebrate Hispanic Heritage Month with a lively discussion of the moving novel - This is the Only Kingdom by Jaquira Diaz!
Celebrate Hispanic Heritage Month with a lively discussion of the moving novel - This is the Only Kingdom by Jaquira Diaz!
When Maricarmen meets Rey el Cantante, beloved small-time Robin Hood and local musician on the rise, she begins to envision a life beyond the tight-knit community of el Caserío, Puerto Rico- beyond cleaning houses, beyond waiting tables, beyond the constant tug of war between the street hustlers and los camarones. But breaking free proves more difficult than she imagined, and she soon finds herself struggling to make a home for Rey, his young brother Tito, and eventually for their daughter Nena. Until one fateful day changes everything. Fifteen years later, Maricarmen and Nena find themselves in the middle of a murder investigation as the community that once rallied to support Rey turns against them. For lovers of Elana Ferrante's Neapolitan novels, This Is the Only Kingdom is an immersive and moving portrait of a family -and a community -torn apart by generational grief, and a powerful love letter to mothers, daughters, and the barrios that make them.
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Bexley Public Library
Bexley Public Library was founded in 1924 and first housed in Bexley High School, now Montrose Elementary School. The present building opened in 1929 and was designed by architects O.C. Miller and R.R. Reeves who drew upon French and Italian architecture from the 17th century for the design.
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