Then an FBI agent calls to warn her that Winn might be facing corruption charges. It seems a strange occasion-her husband, Winn, has lost his bid for the state legislature-but what better way to thank key supporters than a feast? Liselle was never sure about her husband becoming a politician, never sure about the limelight, never sure about the life of fundraising and stump speeches. Liselle Belmont is having a dinner party.

She also was named one of the National Book foundation's '5 Under 35 in 2007.“I didn't feel like I was reading this novel-I felt like I was living it.” -Ann Patchett, author of The Dutch Houseįrom award-winning author Asali Solomon, The Days of Afrekete is a tender, surprising novel of two women at midlife who rediscover themselves-and perhaps each other, i nspired by Mrs. The Hurston/Wright Legacy Award 2007 nominees include ASALI SOLOMON for her collection of short stories, Get Down published by Farrar, Straus, and Giroux in 2006. She is a Visiting Assistant Professor of English at Trinity College in Hartford, CT, and is on the short list for this year's Hurston/Wright Literary Award for best new fiction. She has a PhD in English from the University of California, Berkeley and an MFA form the Iowa's Writer Workshop in fiction. Solomon's work has been featured in Vibe, Essence, and the anthology Naked: Black Women Bare All About Their Skin, Hair, Lips and Other Parts. Her first book, a collection of stories entitled Get Down, is set mostly in Philadelphia. The Hurston/Wright Legacy Award 2007 nominees include ASALI SOLOMON for her collection of short stories, Get Down published by Farrar, Straus, and Giroux in 200 Asali Solomon was born and raised in West Philadelphia.

Asali Solomon was born and raised in West Philadelphia.

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