Conjure Women with Afia Atakora

When:
Wednesday, Mar 09, 2022 7:00p -
8:00p

Where:
Online event
735 Main St
Waltham, MA 02451

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Admission:
FREE

Categories:
History, Virtual & Streaming

Event website:
https://www.city.waltham.ma.us/home/events/120431

Conjure Women is a sweeping story that brings the world of the South before and after the Civil War vividly to life. Spanning eras and generations, it tells of the lives of three unforgettable women: Miss May Belle, a wise healing woman; her precocious and observant daughter Rue, who is reluctant to follow in her mother’s footsteps as a midwife; and their master’s daughter Varina. The secrets and bonds among these women and their community come to a head at the beginning of a war and at the birth of an accursed child, who sets the townspeople alight with fear and a spreading superstition that threatens their newly won, tenuous freedom.


Watch on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uyV4lrO51j4

Magnificently written, brilliantly researched, richly imagined, Conjure Women moves back and forth in time to tell the haunting story of Rue, Varina, and May Belle, their passions and friendships, and the lengths they will go to save themselves and those they love.


Join us for a talk with the book's author, Afia Atakora.

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