Under the Tamarind Tree by Nigar Alam | Fiction
Wednesday, January 10 | 6:30 p.m.
Rondo Community Library | 461 North Dale Street, Saint Paul
OR via Zoom | REGISTER HERE

About the Book

If her medical career doesn’t take off soon, Rozeena will lose her home – her parents’ safe haven since fleeing the terrors of Partition. The lives of her three childhood friends seem to be unraveling with each passing day. One fateful night someone ends up dead and the life they once took for granted shatters.

About the Author

Born in Karachi, Pakistan, Nigar Alam spent her childhood in Turkey, Nigeria, Italy, Kenya, Indonesia, and the United States before returning to Karachi. With an MBA and CPA, she has worked in both brand management and auditing. Currently, Alam teaches at Anoka-Ramsey Community College and lives with her family in Minnesota.

About the Fireside Reading Series

Great authors by the fireside.

FREE
Wednesdays | January 10 – January 31, 2024 | 6:30 p.m.
New location: Rondo Community Library, 461 North Dale Street, Saint Paul
or via Zoom
thefriends.org/fireside

Cozy up for four weeks of readings with great writers. Fireside Reading Series, in partnership with Saint Paul Public Library for 30 years, highlights some of Minnesota’s finest writers who have published new work.

Captioning will be provided for all four Zoom livestream events; ASL interpretation will be provided for the 1/31 event and is available upon request for the other events with at least seven days’ notice. Contact [email protected] or 651-222-3242.

These programs are made possible in part through an appropriation from the Minnesota State Legislature to The Friends of the Saint Paul Public Library as the Minnesota Center for the Book.

All Fireside Events

Wednesday, January 10
Nigar Alam, Under the Tamarind Tree
Fiction

Wednesday, January 17
Mona Power, A Council of Dolls
Fiction

Wednesday, January 24
Jody Lulich, In the Company of Grace
Memoir

Wednesday, January 31  
Raymond Luczak, Far From Atlantis
Poetry