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Book Discussion: "There There" by Tommy Orange and "Symphony of Secrets" by Brendon Slocumb

2023-09-26 19:00:00 2023-09-26 20:00:00 America/New_York Book Discussion: "There There" by Tommy Orange and "Symphony of Secrets" by Brendon Slocumb Have a lively discussion about "There There" by Tommy Orange and "Symphony of Secrets" by Brendon Slocumb. Laurel - Conference Room 1

Tuesday, September 26
7:00pm - 8:00pm

Add to Calendar 2023-09-26 19:00:00 2023-09-26 20:00:00 America/New_York Book Discussion: "There There" by Tommy Orange and "Symphony of Secrets" by Brendon Slocumb Have a lively discussion about "There There" by Tommy Orange and "Symphony of Secrets" by Brendon Slocumb. Laurel - Conference Room 1

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Have a lively discussion about "There There" by Tommy Orange and "Symphony of Secrets" by Brendon Slocumb.

One Maryland, One Book selection Tommy Orange's "There There" brings news from a distinct corner of American life. Jacquie Red Feather is newly sober and trying to make it back to the family she left behind in shame in Oakland. Dene Oxedrene is pulling his life together after his uncle's death and has come to work the Powwow and to honor his uncle's memory. Edwin Frank has come to find his true father. Bobby Big Medicine has come to drum the Grand Entry. Opal Viola Victoria Bear Shield has come to watch her nephew Orvil Red Feather; Orvil has taught himself Indian dance through YouTube videos, and he has come to the Big Oakland Powwow to dance in public for the very first time. Tony Loneman is a young Native American boy whose future seems destined to be as bleak as his past, and he has come to the Powwow with darker intentions--intentions that will destroy the lives of everyone in his path.

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"Symphony of Secrets" is a gripping page-turner from the celebrated author of book club favorite "The Violin Conspiracy" by Brendon Slocumb. Music professor Bern Hendricks discovers a shocking secret about the most famous American composer of all time--his music may have been stolen from a Black Jazz Age prodigy named Josephine Reed. Determined to uncover the truth that a powerful organization wants to keep hidden, Bern will stop at nothing to right history's wrongs and give Josephine the recognition she deserves. "At once a celebration of music and also a cautionary tale about legacy, privilege, and creative genius." --Nita Prose, #1 New York Times bestselling author of The MaidBern Hendricks has just received the call of a lifetime. As one of the world's preeminent experts on the famed twentieth-century composer Frederick Delaney, Bern knows everything there is to know about the man behind the music. When Mallory Roberts, a board member of the distinguished Delaney Foundation and direct descendant of the man himself, asks for Bern's help authenticating a newly discovered piece, which may be his famous lost opera, RED, he jumps at the chance. With the help of his tech-savvy acquaintance Eboni, Bern soon discovers that the truth is far more complicated than history would have them believe.In 1920s Manhattan, Josephine Reed is living on the streets and frequenting jazz clubs when she meets the struggling musician Fred Delaney. But where young Delaney struggles, Josephine soars. She's a natural prodigy who hears beautiful music in the sounds of the world around her. With Josephine as his silent partner, Delaney's career takes off--but who is the real genius here?In the present day, Bern and Eboni begin to uncover more clues that indicate Delaney may have had help in composing his most successful work. Armed with more questions than answers and caught in the crosshairs of a powerful organization who will stop at nothing to keep their secret hidden, Bern and Eboni will move heaven and earth in their dogged quest to right history's wrongs.

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