Author Ann Patchett has bookstore in Nashville, TN., Parnassus Books. Through this bookstore she has a book of the month club. She picks a recently published book, i.e., first edition, and has the author sign it then it is sent to club members. Being a recipient of a gift subscription to this club, via a Christmas present, I’ve just finished the first selection which I received, copyrighted in 2023.
This is a book likely to be on best seller lists soon. It’s the author’s first book, a novel, set in Canada in 1859. The locus is a settlement of former slaves who’ve escaped slavery in the United States via the underground railroad to the relative freedom of Canada. In The Upper Country, Kai Thomas’ book, is a story of stories. While in jail an elderly, former slave, asks her visitor for stories and in return tells her story. These tales weave together and are compelling reading while illuminating the reality of slavery. The weaving together of the stories illuminate the past of persons who are living in the 1859 ‘present. It’s another book that would reward re-reading soon. The interconnectedness of persons and events has me pondering after reading the last page.
I highly recommend it and am keen to see the next book Patchett chooses.
Takk for alt,
Al
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