The Ocean County Library presents best-selling author Robert Jones Jr. for an in-depth look at his award-winning debut novel, The Prophets, as part of the system’s virtual talk series on Tuesday, Aug. 15 at 4 p.m.
Set in the plantation-era Deep South, The Prophets is a story of love, intimacy, and refuge from life in slavery for Samuel and Isaiah. Their relationship thrives until they are betrayed by a self-serving slave currying favor with the plantation owner.
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