SDS Reads "The Book of Sarahs" by Catherine E. McKinley

Sisters of the Desert Sun is eager to begin February's selection, The Book of Sarahs: A Family in Parts by Catherine E. McKinley.  After reading Indigo: In Search of the Color that Seduced the World by the same author, we knew it was just a matter of time before The Book of Sarahs was on the agenda.  With the start of President Obama's second term in office, the 50th anniversary of Martin Luther King, Jr.'s famous speech on the mall, and all that Black History Month has to offer, McKinley's personal story will help facilitate the ongoing discourse on race, cultural identity and creating community.  Join us for what I am certain will be a deep and moving discussion.  For more information this meeting and other events, e-mail us at sistersofthedesertsun@gmail.com or find us on Facebbook, Goodreads, Twitter and Flikr.

From the Publisher

Catherine McKinley was one of only a few thousand African American and bi-racial children adopted by white couples in the late 1960s and early 1970s. Raised in a small, white New England town, she grew up with a persistent longing. After a five-year search marked by disappointment, she finds her birth mother and a half-sister named Sarah, the name originally given to her. When she locates her birth father and several of his eleven other children, she is then confronted with a revelation that threatens to destabilize all she has uncovered. In telling of her struggles, McKinley challenges us to rethink our own preconceptions about race, loyalty, and love.