Adult Book Discussion

Dorchester Road Regional Library - Discuss the novel "Delicious Foods" by James Hannaham. Copies are available at the Information Desk. Darlene, a young widow and mother devastated by the death of her husband, turns to drugs to erase the trauma. In this fog of grief, she is lured by the promise of a great job to a mysterious farm run by a shady company, which has disastrous consequences for both her and her 11-year-old son, Eddie, who is left behind and ultimately starts a panic-stricken search for her. "Delicious Foods" tells the gripping story of three unforgettable characters: a mother, her son, and the drug that threatens to destroy them. In Darlene's haunted struggle to reunite with Eddie, and in the efforts of both to triumph over those who would enslave them, Hannaham's daring and shape-shifting prose not only infuses their desperate circumstances with grace and humor, but also wrestles with timeless questions of love and freedom.