We'll discuss "How Beautiful We Were" by Imbolo Mbue. Books are available at the Ask Us Desk one month before each discussion.
"'We should have known the end was near.'
So begins Imbolo Mbue’s powerful second novel, How Beautiful We Were. Set in the fictional African village of Kosawa, it tells the story of a people living in fear amidst environmental degradation wrought by an American oil company. Pipeline spills have rendered farmlands infertile. Children are dying from drinking toxic water. Promises of clean-up and financial reparations to the villagers are made—and ignored. The country’s government, led by a brazen dictator, exists to serve its own interest. Left with few choices, the people of Kosawa decide to fight back. Their struggle would last for decades and come at a steep price." ~Goodreads.com
Available for digital checkout in Libby and Cloud Library. Print copies will be available upon request at the Ask Us Desk four weeks before the discussion. Contact the Ask Us Desk at askus@dglibrary.org for more information.
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