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Reader's Morning Out
Tuesday, November 10, 2020 2 p.m. – 3 p.m.
Join us for an online book group discussion of this month’s title, The Lost Book of Adana Moreau, by Michael Zapata.
Read at your own pace and then join us at 2 p.m. on Tuesday, November 10th for a lively digital discussion. A link will be sent to the e-mail address associated with your library card one day prior to the event.
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The mesmerizing story of a Latin American science fiction writer and the lives her lost manuscript unites decades later in post-Katrina New Orleans
In 1929 in New Orleans, a Dominican immigrant named Adana Moreau writes a science fiction novel. The novel earns rave reviews, and Adana begins a sequel. Then she falls gravely ill. Just before she dies, she destroys the only copy of the manuscript.
Decades later in Chicago, Saul Drower is cleaning out his dead grandfather's home when he discovers a mysterious manuscript written by none other than Adana Moreau. With the help of his friend Javier, Saul tracks down an address for Adana's son in New Orleans, but as Hurricane Katrina strikes they must head to the storm-ravaged city for answers.
What results is a brilliantly layered masterpiece--an ode to home, storytelling and the possibility of parallel worlds.