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Books & Bites: Terah Shelton Harris at Hudson Library
Written By: Carlyn Morenus | Issue: Whats News
Terah Shelton Harris is a former librarian and a freelance writer. She has been published in Women’s Health, Natural Solutions, Every Day with Rachael Ray, Backpacker, Draft, and Women’s Adventure. Originally from Illinois, she makes her home in Alabama with her husband Jamel.
Hudson Library is thrilled to welcome Alabama author Terah Shelton Harris to Hudson Library on Friday May 24 at 12:30 PM to talk about her new novel Long After We are Gone. Books will be available for purchase and signing at this free event. Books & Bites programs, including lunch bites, are sponsored by the Hudson Library Board of Trustees.
Following up on her successful 2023 debut One Summer in Savannah, Terah Shelton Harris is back with a powerful novel, Long After We are Gone.
“Don’t let the White man take the house.”
These are the last words King Solomon says to his son before he dies. Now all four Solomon siblings must return to North Carolina to save the Kingdom, their ancestral home and 200 acres of land, from a development company, who has their sights set on turning the valuable waterfront property into a luxury resort.
While fighting to save the Kingdom, the siblings must also save themselves from the secrets they’ve been holding onto. Junior, the oldest son and married to his wife for 11 years, is secretly in love with another man. Second son, Mance, can’t control his temper, which has landed him in prison more than once. CeCe, the oldest daughter and a lawyer in New York City, has embezzled thousands of dollars from her firm’s clients. Youngest daughter, Tokey, wonders why she doesn’t seem to fit into this family, which has left an aching hole in her heart that she tries to fill in harmful ways. As the Solomons come together to fight for the Kingdom, each of their facades begins to crumble and collide in unexpected ways.
Long After We are Gone is a searing portrait of the power of family and letting go of things that no longer serve you, exploring the burden of familial expectations, the detriment of miscommunication, and the lessons and legacies we pass on to our children.
Terah Shelton Harris is a former librarian and a freelance writer. She has been published in Women’s Health, Natural Solutions, Every Day with Rachael Ray, Backpacker, Draft, and Women’s Adventure. Originally from Illinois, she makes her home in Alabama with her husband Jamel.
For more information or to request an accommodation, please call the library at 828-526-3031. Hudson Library, 554 Main Street in Highlands, is open 10:00 AM – 5:30 PM Tuesday through Friday and 10:00 AM – 4:00 PM on Saturday.
