Join acclaimed American storyteller and bestselling author,
Ayana Mathis
to celebrate the
publication of
The Unsettled
–
an explosive and vital story of belonging, legacy and survival.
From the moment Ava Carson and her
ten
-
year
-
old son, Toussaint, arrive at the Glenn Avenue family
shelter in Philadelphia in 1985, Ava is already plotting a way out. Estranged from her own mother,
Dutchess, and their home in Bonaparte, Alabama, Ava is determined to give her son the chance of a
better life.
But when Toussaint’s father, Cass, reappears, Ava is swept off course by his charisma and his bold
vision for racial justice. As Ava becomes more enmeshed with Cass and the radical group he has
created, Toussaint begins to sense the danger
and threat of violence simmering all around him. He
begins to dream of Dutchess and Bonaparte, his home and birthright, but can he find his way there?
In this exclusive event, Ayana will be joined in conversation by author
Tayari Jones,
to share how
The Unsettled
studies the conflicts between circumstances and personalities, between dreams and
survivals and between the indifference of the world at large and the passions of individuals.