Chosen by John Updike as a Today Show Book Club Pick.
We meet a Brownie troop of black girls who are confronted.
Her impressive range and talent are abundantly evident: Packer dazzles with her command of language, surprising and delighting us with unexpected turns and indelible images, as she takes us into the lives of characters on the periphery, unsure of where they belong.
Already an award-winning writer, ZZ Packer now shares with us her debut, Drinking Coffee Elsewhere .
Chosen by John Updike as a Today Show Book Club Pick