Decorah Public Library's Friday Book Club announces its book for February

The Decorah Public Library's Friday Book Group has announced the book it will discuss at 2:00 p.m. February 19th.

Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie's "Americanah" is an award-winning novel that tells a story of race and identity.  Its protagonists are two youths who are deeply in love when they depart military-ruled Nigeria for the West. Beautiful, self-assured Ifemelu heads for America, where despite her academic success, she is forced to grapple with what it means to be black for the first time. Quiet, thoughtful Obinze had hoped to join her, but with post-9/11 America closed to him, he instead plunges into a dangerous, undocumented life in London. Fifteen years later, they reunite in a newly democratic Nigeria, and reignite their passion—for each other and for their homeland.

Call Decorah Public Library at 382-3717 for more information.