Meta Commerse Reading and Booksigning
The Mending Time is an inter-generational, layered story of overcoming cycles and effects of violence and separation in the legacy of slavery.
For three generations, the novel follows two families on the South Side of Chicago, taking an intricate look at the effects of historic discrimination, struggle, migration and urban life on these African descended people. Its nugget culminates inside the story, imagination and resilience of the child whose birth joins these two families.
The author of The Mending Time, Meta Commerse, is a native Chicagoan, raised in the black arts movement. She is daughter of two artists, award-winning author of six books and one play, all focused on family violence prevention and healing.
Meta earned her Bachelor of Arts degree in Health Arts & Science, her Master of Arts degree in History, and her Master of Fine Arts degree in Creative Writing, all from Goddard College in Vermont. She is Certified Wellness Practitioner, Adjunct Professor of history and English in Asheville, NC. She is mother of three children and grandmother of three grandsons. She is also an instructor at Haywood Community College.
Meet the author on Saturday, May 23, 2015 at 3 p.m. at Blue Ridge Books, 152 S. Main St., Waynesville, NC 28786. 828-456-6000, www.blueridgebooksnc.com
