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In partnership with Tuma's Books, SCWEN will build their mission of sisterhood and community by reading books by Black, African, Muslim women, exploring diverse stories, genres, and themes. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eVisit their \u003ca href=\"http:\/\/www.scwen.org\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"SCWEN \" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"\u003ewebsite\u003c\/a\u003e to join the Whatsapp group, learn more, vote on upcoming reads, and RSVP for meetups! 🧡\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"i-hope-you-find-what-youre-looking-for-a-novel-by-bsrat-mezghebe","title":"I Hope You Find What You're Looking For: A Novel by Bsrat Mezghebe","description":"\u003cp\u003eA radiant, highly anticipated debut from the Well–Read Black Girl Books series, delving into the secret lives of three women on the eve of Eritrean independence.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe year is 1991. Eritrea is on the verge of liberation from Ethiopian rule and in Washington, D.C.’s tight-knit Eritrean community, change is in the air. Thirteen-year-old Lydia and her family are grappling with what peace after decades of war might mean for their future, just as they welcome Berekhet―a distant cousin newly arrived from Ethiopia to attend medical school in the States. With him comes a barrage of new ideas Lydia must confront for the first time, about the stories of nationhood and family she was raised on.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMeanwhile her mother, Elsa, a former rebel fighter, and the family matriarch, Mama Zewdi, must grapple with regrets long buried in the time their country has been at war. Elsa’s path from Eritrea to D.C. was paved with courage and loss, and figures from her past on the front lines of battle begin to resurface. Mama Zewdi, who runs a successful injera business out of her apartment, finds herself reexamining her place in their little family for the first time, while Lydia, emboldened by Berekhet, becomes committed to uncovering the secrets of her and her mother’s past―including the truth about her father, who was martyred in the war.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA loving ode to an immigrant community on the cusp of a new age, I Hope You Find What You’re Looking For boldly asks: How does our past define our present? 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An older sister returns home from a confusing time in America, only to explain at every turn why she’s left the land of opportunity. A younger sister hides her sexual exploits from her family, while her older brother openly flaunts his infidelity.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe stories collected in Call and Response are strongly anchored in place - in the village of Serowe, where the author is from, and in Gaborone, the capital city of Botswana – charting the emotional journeys of women seeking love and opportunity beyond the barriers of custom and circumstance.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eGothataone Moeng is part of a new generation of writers coming out of Africa whose voices are ready to explode onto the literary scene. 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