Verde Arzu

Broschiertes Buch

Promise Keeper

Beschreibung

In Verde Arzu's powerful second novel, Promise Keeper, Chandon Kilpatrick enters Franklin University, a historically Black college, with a quiet vow: to live life on her own terms-not her grandfather's, not the world's, just her own. But one heated argument with Corey-the sharp-tongued president of the Black Student Union-goes viral, and Chandon is once again labeled the girl who isn't "Black enough." Determined to reclaim her narrative, she joins the campus LGBTQ+ group and commits to a bold new cause: fighting to free two Black lesbian veterans imprisoned overseas. Her drive for justice is rivaled only by the complicated pull she feels toward two very different people-her loyal friend Alisha and her frenemy Corey. As emotions around the protest rise and her relationships deepen, Chandon finds herself drawn back to the promise she made-the one rooted in her father's legacy, and the one that demands everything she's still becoming. Promise Keeper is a coming-of-age story about racial identity, inner conviction, and the quiet, powerful promises we make to ourselves-and what it takes to keep them.

Autor

Pushing Black womxn queer stories out of the shadows and into mainstream literature is Verde Arzu's goal and passion. She believes, just like the traditional love story, queer love must be widely written and read, too.An avid reader of African American literature, Verde recalls having to go to the front register of large and popular bookstores to ask the store attendant for the African American literature section. An often quaint and cozy section in the bookstore with a limited selection of books and authors to choose from. Although the way in which we shop for books has changed, being underrepresented, as a Black writer, in the world of fiction, has not.Marginalized experiences like these are what motivates Verde to write and publish stories as a Black womxn, queer writer of fiction, who writes about the Black queer experience. The famous quote by Toni Morrison, one of Verde Arzu's most cherished authors, can sum up the driving force behind her upcoming collection of Black, Queer Novellas. "If there is a story you really want to read, and it hasn't been written, then you must write it."To learn more about Verde Arzu and her work, follow her on Instagram, TikTok, BlueSky, and FaceBook!

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Rainbow Editions LLC
• Seitenzahl: 284
• Erscheinungstermin: 3. Juni 2025
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 216mm x 140mm x 16mm
• Gewicht: 331g
• ISBN-13: 9798985304305
• Artikelnr.: 74137936