Book Club: The Summer Country by Lauren Willig

The book for July 14 is The Summer Country by Lauren Willig, who will be present at the meeting!

“A tale of two sugar plantations on Barbados before and after the abolition of slavery. … Characters of all races are fully fleshed out as Willig confronts the island's complex racial dynamics, in particular the sexual exploitation of enslaved women and its consequences. A deep dive into Caribbean history which requires, and ultimately rewards, close reading.” – Kirkus

Lauren Willig is the New York Times and USA Today bestselling author of more than twenty works of historical fiction, including the recent Band of Sisters about a group of Smith graduates who volunteered to help French villages devastated by war during WWI. The recipient of multiple awards, Lauren Willig has a graduate degree in history from Harvard and a JD from Harvard Law School.