Now Lila Knows
Hardcover/Fiction 256 pages English Jun 07, 2022
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"Powerful in message . . . An engaging, warm-hearted, page-turner of a novel." --New West Indian GuideFor Lila Bonnard, the opportunity to take a position as a visiting professor in the US has come at precisely the right time. Still nursing the wounds of one failed relationship and facing uncertainty over her current boyfriend's marriage proposal, spending a year at a small liberal arts college in a picturesque Vermont town offers her sanity a well-deserved rest.Within moments of her arrival, Lila is forced to face anti-immigrant mentalities and becomes a witness to the fatal police shooting of an unarmed Black man--a fellow professor at Mayfield who was giving CPR to a white woman.The three Black faculty members in the otherwise all-white, tight-lipped college expect Lila to testify in the case--but at what cost? Mistrust of outsiders, racial tensions, even outright condemnation of others who "don't know their place" . . . all of it comes crashing down around her as she confronts the dangers of speaking out against the police. Now Lila Knows is a gripping story that explores our obligation to act when confronted with hatred and prejudice. A page-turner with universal resonance, this novel will leave readers rethinking the meaning of love, empathy, and even humanity.
- Author:
- Elizabeth Nunez
- Publisher:
- Akashic Books
- Publication Date:
- Jun 07, 2022
- Number of pages:
- 256 pages
- Language:
- English
- Binding:
- Hardcover/Fiction
- ISBN-10:
- 1636140246
- ISBN-13:
- 9781636140247