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This event features Hyde Park resident Eric Charles May, author of Bedrock Faith, the 2021 Chicago Public Library One Book One Chicago selection.<br /><br />Bedrock Faith follows the life of Stew Pot Reeves who returns to his far South-side neighborhood after serving 14 years in prison. Stew Pot’s transformation from a frightening delinquent into the moral judge of his neighbors is explored through his encounters and confrontations in the neighborhood.<br /><br />A former reporter for The Washington Post, May was born and raised in Morgan Park, a Chicago neighborhood that informs the novel.<br /><br />The Hyde Park Book Club is jointly sponsored by the Hyde Park Historical Society and Chicago Hyde Park Village.<br /><br />All are welcome. Please invite your friends and colleagues.<br /><br />Via Zoom! Registration required. Register here: https://us06web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZ0qfuytrT4iH9Y6lgKAkJprfccy3nI9dEWc<br /><br />For more information, contact Book Club liaison Dottie Jeffries, dottiejeffries@gmail.com.