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'Til the Well Runs Dry
'Til the Well Runs Dry: A Novel | Lauren Francis-Sharma
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"As universally touching as it is original." -The New York Times Black Caucus of the American Library Association 2015 Honor Book in Fiction Booklist Starred Review O, The Oprah Magazine "10 Titles to Pick Up Now" A glorious and moving multigenerational, multicultural saga that sweeps from the 1940s through the 1960s in Trinidad and the United States. In a seaside village in the north of Trinidad, young Marcia Garcia, a gifted and smart-mouthed sixteen-year-old seamstress, lives alone, raising two small boys and guarding a family secret. When she meets Farouk Karam, an ambitious young policeman (so taken with Marcia that he elicits help from a tea-brewing obeah woman to guarantee her ardor), the rewards and risks in Marcia's life amplify forever. 'Til the Well Runs Dry sees Marcia and Farouk from their sassy and passionate courtship through personal and historical events that threaten Marcia's secret, entangle the couple and their children in a tumultuous scandal, and put the future in doubt for all of them. With this deeply human novel, Lauren Francis-Sharma gives us an unforgettable story about a woman's love for a man, a mother's love for her children, and a people's love for an island rich with calypso and Carnival, cricket and salty air, sweet fruits and spicy stews-a story of grit, imperfection, steadfast love and of Trinidad that has never been told before.
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JacintaMCarter
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I love books with multiple narrators, especially when all of those narrators are members of the same family. This novel is full of love, loss, determination, betrayal, and more than a few family secrets. Every character has a great story surrounding them and guiding their actions, and the three narrators have distinct voices that carry the plot smoothly from one point to the next.

Texreader Beautiful review 3y
Cinfhen Sounds good!! #stacked 3y
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Finally getting to this beauty that I‘ve had for years! #blackauthors #blacklitsy #caribbeanlit

Chelleo That cover! 🤩 6y
BellaBookNook Yes it‘s what caught my attention when I bought it four years ago. Yup that‘s right and I just read it!!😊 6y
Nute Love this photo! 6y
BellaBookNook @Nute Thank you! Every now and then I can pull something off!!😂 6y
Nute 👌🏽😅 6y
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"I have this nagging itch to write women back into history." So thrilled to share Lauren Francis-Sharma's #womenshistoryreads interview on the blog today! She's talking about Trinidad, Meghan Markle, how she'd collaborate with Hilary Mantel, and more. Greermacallister.com/blog

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Yeah_I_Read
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I'm taking a much needed break from YA fantasy...sigh... I guess I failed the #slaythatseriesreadathon I only got halfway through the Grisha Trilogy before it started getting on my nerves.
This has been on my tbr forever I picked it up for my #readtheworld challenge, July's theme is the Caribbean. This book takes place on the island of Trinidad. It's really good so far😊
Also thanks to everyone who posted bday wishes for me! I had a great day😊😊

Avanders I 💙that book! My mom is from Trinidad ☺️ 7y
Yeah_I_Read @Avanders it is awesome! I feel like every time I think I know Marcia's secret they drop another bomb on me! I have had this book for at least 2 years idk what has taken so long for me to pick it up but I'm glad I finally did 😊 7y
Avanders I know that feeling ... I'm sure I have some real gems hiding in my slightly overwhelming mount TBR 😜 7y
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#ReadSoulLit Photo Challenge
Day 22 - #ReadSoulLit Shelfie!
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Two things I love, my @sonos Play 3 and my shelfie featuring books by writers of color. I'm committed to reading more diverse books! Are you??
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“It is not our differences that divide us. It is our inability to recognize, accept, and celebrate those differences.” ― Audre Lorde

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⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ I did not want this story to end!! Lauren Francis-Sharma I sincerely hope you are working on your second book because this is one of those books you never forget! The characters don't want to leave you. A heart warming, gut wrenching tale of love and life.

RaimeyGallant You've been #SmittenByLittens as part of today's #WordLove challenge. :) 7y
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After avoiding it for 2 weeks, I've finally decided to DNF this one. There were some dramatic scenes, but oddly no narrative tension. The audiobook narrators were OK ; but clearly not native - a strike in a category w/excellent, authentic readers #ArmchairAudies

LitHousewife I'm about ready to DNF Go Set a Watchman myself. I wish I'd done it before I got to the point of no return. 8y
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Queuing up the last title for the #ArmchairAudies category in the #LitFicClassicsCombo!