Lambeth LGBTQ+ book group discuss The Prophets by Robert Jones Jr

Join the Lambeth LGBTQ+ book group to discuss The Prophets by Robert Jones Jr

In this blinding debut, Robert Jones Jr. blends the lyricism of Toni Morrison with the vivid prose of Zora Neale Hurston to characterise the forceful, enduring bond of love, and what happens when brutality threatens the purest form of serenity. Two young enslaved men, Samuel and Isaiah dwell among the animals they keep in the barn, helping out in the fields when their day is done. But the barn is their haven, a space of radiance and love - away from the sun and the cruelty of the toubabs - where they can be alone together. 

The Prophets summon a choral voice of those who have suffered in silence, with blistering humanity, as the day of reckoning arrives at the Halifax plantation. Love, in all its permutations, is the discovery at the heart of Robert Jones Jr's breathtaking debut.

To borrow a copy of the book please contact the library. This event is also hybrid, so please do book a place to receive Zoom details.