The inaugural novel in the Well-Read Black Girl Books series, “The Catch” is a darkly whimsical tale of women daring to live and create with impunity.
A Cappella Books and SCADshow welcome acclaimed poet and writer Yrsa Daley-Ward to present her long-awaited debut novel. Ward will appear in conversation with Atlanta's own Nic Stone, bestselling author of "Dear Martin" and "Chaos Theory."
Tickets are $35 (+ tax and fees), and include a signed hardcover copy of “The Catch.”
��Please note: Although tickets are non-refundable, if you cannot attend, your ticket still entitles you to a signed copy of the book. A Cappella Books will hold your book for one month from the event date. You may pick it up in-store or call us to request shipping.
About the Book
Twin sisters Clara and Dempsey have always struggled to relate, their familial bond severed after their mother vanished into the Thames. As infants they were adopted into different families—Clara to a successful, upper-class couple and Dempsey to a sullen, unaffectionate city councilor. In adulthood, they are content to be estranged, until Clara sees a woman who looks exactly like their mother on the streets of London. The catch: this version of Serene, aged not a day, seems to have lived a childless life—the very life she might have had if the girls had never been born.
As with most things, Clara and Dempsey cannot see eye to eye. Clara, a celebrity author known for drinking and impulsive flings, welcomes the confident and temperamental Serene into her home. Dempsey, reclusive and skeptical, is convinced the woman is a con artist. As the sisters clash over this stranger who burrows ever deeper into their lives, they spiral toward a confrontation that forces them to face their shared past.
In her riveting first foray into fiction, Yrsa Daley-Ward conjures a kaleidoscopic multiverse of daughterhood and mother-want, exploring the sacrifices women must make for self-actualization. The result is a marvel of a debut novel that boldly asks, “How can it ever, ever be a crime to choose yourself?”
About the Author
Yrsa Daley-Ward is a poet, writer, and actress. She is the author of “The How,” “bone,” and “The Terrible,” for which she won the PEN Ackerley Prize. Her work is known for its fierce clarity and emotional honesty. She lives in Los Angeles.
About the Conversation Partner
Nic Stone was born and raised in a suburb of Atlanta, GA, and the only thing she loves more than an adventure is a good story about one. After graduating from Spelman College, she worked extensively in teen mentoring and lived in Israel for a few years before returning to the US to write full-time. Growing up with a wide range of cultures, religions, and backgrounds, Stone strives to bring these diverse voices and stories to her work.
You can find her goofing off and/or fangirling over her adorable little family on most social media platforms as @getnicced, or on her website: www.nicstone.info.
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