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Win a Book Wednesday: “Ayiti”

Win a Copy of "Ayiti" by Roxane Gay

Photo of Advance Reader Copy of "Ayiti"

About "Ayiti"

In this seductive collection of stories first published in 2011, Roxane Gay delves into the Haitian diasporic experience through visceral tales that both invite you in and set you reeling.

“In the Manner of Water,” Gay explores the choices of three generations: the mother who stayed to fulfill a promise: “I want to be remembered;” the daughter who fled the scent of blood: “there are some things no medicine can fix;” and the granddaughter straddling two worlds: “I cried to wash us all clean.”

As a collection, these stories ask the reader to examine the brutal realities of abuse and violation, the realities of having one foot in two distinct worlds, and the struggle to unit those separate identities. Despite the grim underpinnings, ultimately, the collection reveals hope and rebirth.

Reviewed for you by librarian Karen S. Publication date is June 12.

Want to Win this Book?

  • Leave a comment below on Wednesday, April 3, and share the name of the book you're reading this week.
  • Everyone who leaves a comment here, on Facebook OR Twitter will be entered into a random drawing (Library employees are not eligible). Please only enter in one place.
  • The winner will be contacted by email on Thursday, April 4.
  • The winner can pick up their prize at the Library location of their choice.

Win a Book Wednesdays takes place twice a month. Prize books are Advance Reader Copies (ARCs) of books that will be added to the Library collection within the next month, and can already be found in the Library catalog as "on order."

ARCs are uncorrected proofs given to the Library for review purposes only, and are not for sale.

May 23, 2018 by Web Editor

Filed Under: News

Reader Interactions

Comments

  1. Joyce says

    May 23, 2018 at 8:38 am

    I read the Harry Potter series twice!

  2. Andy says

    May 23, 2018 at 9:51 am

    I’ve reread the Great Gatsby for fun recently.

  3. Allison R says

    May 23, 2018 at 11:50 am

    I’ve read The Great Gatsby more than twice. Each read makes you notice something else that F Scott Fitzgerald wrapped into the fabulous world of Gatsby.

  4. Alyssa says

    May 23, 2018 at 12:11 pm

    I have read Eva Luna by Isabel Allende multiple times. Love it love it!

  5. Susan hodges says

    May 23, 2018 at 4:57 pm

    I just re-read Ruth Reichl’s book, Comfort Me With Apples. Wonderful read, and the recipes are mouth-watering. Maybe it’s time to re-read, Like Water for Chocolate.

  6. Caitlin Barnett says

    May 23, 2018 at 6:48 pm

    I have read copper finds a home twice.

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