In Our Family Portrait
Presenters: Kern Carter (And Then There Was Us), Angel Di Zhang (The Light of Eternal Spring), Anna Julia Stainsby (The Afterpains)
Session Format: Readings, interviews, and discussion
Host: Susan G. Cole, writer, activist, and former Books Editor at NOW Magazine
Moving forward can be difficult when the past is tapping you on the shoulder.
When her mother dies, Coi is forced to reevaluate their tumultuous relationship (And Then There Was Us).
In The Light of Eternal Spring, Amy struggles with the guilt of leaving home, first for school, then to pursue her art, and finally to marry a white man.
And in The Afterpains, Mivi and Eddie live in the shadows of their mothers’ pain.
The characters in these three novels are navigating complicated mother-child relationships whilst finding the strength to take control of their own lives.
