SLAC READS Book Club Sign Up: June
Hello, Bookworms!
Join us for our next book club in June, where we will read "Marriage of a Thousand Lies" by Sj Sindu in celebration of LGBTQ+ month!
About " Marriage of a Thousand Lies"
Lucky and her husband, Krishna, are gay. They present an illusion of marital bliss to their conservative Sri Lankan–American families, while each dates on the side. It’s not ideal, but for Lucky, it seems to be working. She goes out dancing, she
drinks a bit, she makes ends meet by doing digital art on commission. But when Lucky’s grandmother has a nasty fall, Lucky returns to her childhood home and unexpectedly reconnects with her former best friend and first lover, Nisha, who is preparing for her own arranged wedding with a man she’s never met.
As the connection between the two women is rekindled, Lucky tries to save Nisha from entering a marriage based on a lie. But does Nisha really want to be saved? And after a decade’s worth of lying, can Lucky break free of her own circumstances and build a new life? Is she willing to walk away from all that she values about her parents and community to live in a new truth? As Lucky—an outsider no matter what choices she makes—is pushed to the breaking point, Marriage of a Thousand Lies offers a vivid exploration of a life lived at a complex intersection of race, sexuality, and nationality. The result is a profoundly American debut novel shot through with humor and loss, a story of love, family, and the truths that define us all.
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Join us as we read, absorb, think, challenge, and learn together. Engagement events/conversations will happen throughout the month, with a virtual discussion and connection event happening at the end of the month. Sign up below to take part!
The LGBTQ+ ERG and the DEI Office will fund a *free* digital or audiobook copy for the first 50 folks to sign up (must sign up by Tuesday, June 7 EOD)!
Don't forget to join us on Slack to keep the conversation flowing! #slac-reads-book-club We encourage you to add your thoughts and sections of the text that resonate with you.
