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Members only / Sameer Pandya.
"First the white members of Raj Bhatt's posh tennis club call him racist. Then his life falls apart. Along the way, he wonders: where does he, a brown man, belong in America? Raj Bhatt is often unsure of where he belongs. Having moved to America from Bombay as a child, he knew few Indian kids. Now middle-aged, he lives mostly happily in California, with a job at a university. Still, his white wife seems to fit in better than he does at times, especially at their tennis club, a place he's cautiously come to love. But it's there that, in one week, his life unravels. It begins at a meeting for potential new members: Raj thrills to find an African American couple on the list; he dreams of a more diverse club. But in an effort to connect, he makes a racist joke. The committee turns on him, no matter the years of prejudice he's put up with. And worse still, he soon finds his job is in jeopardy after a group of students report him as a reverse racist, thanks to his alleged anti-Western bias. Heartfelt, humorous, and hard-hitting, Members Only explores what membership and belonging mean, as Raj navigates the complicated space between black and white America."-- Provided by publisher.
Record details
- ISBN: 9780358098546
- ISBN: 0358098548
- ISBN: 035837992X
- ISBN: 9780358379928
- Physical Description: 351 pages ; 21 cm
- Publisher: Boston : Mariner Books / Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, 2020.
- Copyright: ©2020
Content descriptions
| General Note: | Includes discussion questions. |
Search for related items by subject
| Subject: | East Indian Americans > Fiction. Middle-aged persons > Fiction. Tennis clubs > Fiction. Racism > United States > Fiction. |
| Genre: | Humorous fiction. Satirical literature. Social problem fiction. |
Available copies
- 3 of 3 copies available at Lehigh Valley Library System.
Holds
- 0 current holds with 3 total copies.
Show Only Available Copies
| Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Status | Due Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Allentown Public Library | PANDYA, SAMEER (Text) | 34455006708628 | Adult Fiction | Available | - |
| Bethlehem Main Library | f (Text) | 33062009325409 | Adult Fiction | Available | - |
| Easton Main Library | PANDYA (Text) | 31901004450401 | Adult Fiction | Available | - |
