Meeting times and locations:
- Monday, October 4, 7 p.m., the Parish Hall
- Monday, October 11th, 7 p.m., 1st floor conference room of the Warner Building
Here is a description of the novel from the back cover of the Vintage edition:
Two girls grow up to become women. Two friends who become something worse than enemies. In this brilliantly imagined novel, Nobel Prize laureate Toni Morrison tells the story of Nel Wright and Sula Peace, who meet as children in the small town of Medallion, Ohio. Their devotion is fierce enough to withstand bullies and the burden of a dreadful secret. It endures even after Nel has grown up to be a pillar of the black community and Sula has become a pariah. But their friendship ends in an unfortunate betrayal—or does it end? Terrifying, comic, ribald, and tragic, Sula is a work that overflows with life.
And here are two review excerpts of Sula:
Extravagantly beautiful. . . . Enormously, achingly alive. . . .A howl of love and rage, playful and funny as well as hard and bitter.”
—The New York Times
“Exemplary. . . .The essential mysteries of death and sex, friendship and poverty are expressed with rare economy.” — Newsweek
Where can I purchase this book?
Sula is currently available at Accent on Books on Merrimon Avenue (828-252-6255), at discounted price, thanks to parishioner Lewis Sorrells.
What will the Book Group be reading after Sula?
Two more novels by Toni Morrison. In November we’ll be reading Song of Solomon (1977), and then in December, Beloved (1987).
November Song of Solomon schedule:
- Monday, November 15, 7 p.m., the Parish Hall
- Friday, November 19, 6 p.m., 1st floor conference room, Warner Building
- Monday, November 22, 7 p.m., 1st floor conference room, Warner Building
December Beloved schedule:
- Monday, December 13, 7 p.m., 1st floor conference room, Warner Building
- Friday, December 17, 6 p.m., 1st floor conference room, Warner Building
- Monday, December 20, 7 p.m., the Parish Hall
How can I keep track of Book Group offerings?
For up-to-date information on Book Group offerings, please visit the Book Group page at the Cathedral Connection website: allsoulsconnection.org/groups/all-souls-book-group
The All Souls Book Group is the nucleus of the Kay Falk Literary Project, which is centered at the Cathedral as part of its teaching mission. For more information, please contact Emilie White at etwhite8@charter.net. Newcomers are always welcome.