![]() ![]() I got to page 40 and thought, I can’t do this right now. The first time I started it, I put it down. ![]() I’ve come to refer to these kinds of books as brutiful. Someone to make pay.”Īshley Hope Pérez takes the facts of the 1937 New London school explosion-the worst school disaster in American history-as a backdrop for a riveting novel about segregation, love, family, and the forces that destroy people.Īshley Hope Pérez’s Out of Darkness is a book that is both beautiful and brutal. ![]() “More than grief, more than anger, there is a need. “They all decided they’d ride out in their sheets and pay Blue a visit.”īut sometimes the attraction between two people is so powerful it breaks through even the most entrenched color lines. Naomi Vargas and Wash Fuller know about the lines in East Texas as well as anyone. She’s absolutely wonderful! If you have the opportunity to hear her speak or meet her, take advantage of it! You’ll be glad you did. I can’t wait to hear what our online community thinks of it! Keira and I had the pleasure of meeting Hope Pérez at September’s Américas Award ceremony where she was one of the recipients of this year’s award. It prompted great discussion at our monthly book group. Here’s our review of this month’s featured novel, Out of Darkness. ![]()
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