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Book Launch: BROUGHTUPSY by Christina Cooke, in conversation with Dawnie Walton
Jamaican-born author Christina Cooke launches her debut novel BROUGHTUPSY at Greenlight Bookstore!
ABOUT THE BOOK: Twenty-year-old Akúa flies from Canada to her native Jamaica to reconnect with her estranged sister, bringing her brother's ashes in a small wooden box with the hope of reassembling her family. Wandering through Kingston, Akúa meets a brash stripper who shows her a different side of the city, and confronts the difficult reality of being gay in a deeply religious family, and what being a gay woman in Jamaica actually means. By turns diasporic family saga, bildungsroman, and terse sexual awakening, BROUGHTUPSY is a profoundly moving debut novel that asks: what do we truly owe our family, and what are we willing to do to savor the feeling of home?
Cooke discusses her book at Greenlight with Dawnie Walton (author of The Final Revival of Opal & Nev) followed by a wine reception to celebrate the book's launch.
Venue: Greenlight Bookstore
686 Fulton St.
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319-855-0829
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