Truevine at Porter Square Books

Porter Square Books welcomes BETH MACY and Boston Literary District’s own ALYSIA ABBOTT for a discussion of Macy’s compelling, if disquieting book. Truevine tells the true story of two African-American brothers who were kidnapped and displayed as circus freaks, and whose mother endured a 28-year struggle to get them back. Through hundreds of interviews and decades of research, Macy expertly explores a central and difficult question: where were the brothers better off? On the world stage as stars or in poverty at home? Truevine is a narrative rich in historical detail and rife with implications to race relations today.