The Wellesley Club UK Weekend Book Club is next taking place on December 4th and will be a joint event hosted with the Brown Club of the UK. We will be reading A More Perfect Union, the debut novel by our very own Tammye Huf ’92, who is also an alum based in the UK.

When Henry escapes the Irish famine and sails to America, he doesn’t expect the anti-Irish prejudices that await him. Determined to never starve again, he abandons his Irish surname for a chance at a job and a future. Traveling south he meets Sarah, a slave woman torn from her family and navigating the politics of the new plantation she now calls home. Their attraction is as undeniable as it is fraught. For Sarah, Henry’s white skin represents the oppression she suffers under, while Henry would have to abandon hopes of prosperity with a black woman at his side. Their love proves stronger than their personal hurdles, but is it strong enough to overcome the restrictions of a society who views their union as illegal and immoral?

Tammye’s debut novel is the winner of the The Diverse Book Awards 2021, has been long-listed for the Jhalak Prize for Book of the Year 2021, and is a BBC Radio 2 Book Club choice. We’re looking forward to our discussion and to hearing Tammye speak about her writing journey. We hope you’ll join us next month!

Eventbrite link: https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/wellesley-club-uk-brown-club-of-the-uk-book-club-tickets-154080796811