Diversity Book Club featuring author Vinod Busjeet

"Silent Winds, Dry Seas" by Vinod Busjeet

Join us online for a discussion of Vinod Busjeet's 2021 coming-of-age novel set on the island of Mauritius with the featured guest.

This is a a sweeping debut novel that explores the intimate struggle for independence and success of a young descendant of Indian indentured laborers in Mauritius, a small multiracial island in the Indian Ocean.

The Diversity Book Club is hosted monthly by AAUW Alexandria / Women Building Cross-Cultural Friendships (WBCCF) and co-sponsored by the Alexandria Burke Branch Library. WBCCF's goal is to give women the opportunity in a diverse and inclusive group to enrich their own lives through these relationships and help amplify the voices of all women in our community. WBCCF believes that the opportunity to come together to explore issues of race, religion, ethnicity, etc. through well-chosen books will not only further our individual learning but also create a setting in which we might ultimately decide on a community undertaking with wider implications.

The Diversity Book Club meets on the second Monday of each month at 7 PM. This program will take place by Zoom and registration is required. After registering with Bonnie Hershberg, you will be emailed the link to join this Zoom meeting. Please note that the group meets on the first Monday of the month. 

If you have any questions about the program or would like to register, please contact Bonnie Hershberg by September 28 at hersh3b@gmail.com.