Big Topics at Midnight:

A Texas Girl Wakes Up to Race, Class, Gender and Herself
By Nancy M. Thurston

Sunday, April 14, 2013, 2:00 - 4:00 pm
Reception with wine and cheese

Meet the author at this reading and discussion.

Purchase the book at Mercy Center bookstore and have it signed.

THE BOOK

Midnight is a dark time, a time when we'd like to be sleeping, but we can't if we're awakened by issues that won't let us close our eyes. Now is a midnight time.   Author Nancy Thurston woke up to systemic abuses of money and power. She woke up to racism, classism and sexism. She woke up to herself. But that's not all. Nancy woke up to herself as part of a much greater fabric, one that included the voices of her ancestors, the hopes of her descendants, the messy and miraculous humanity of her contemporaries and personal and global history she didn't want to know but couldn't ignore.   Consequently, Nancy's story belongs to all of us. Come listen to excerpts from Big Topics at Midnight and see what wants to wake up in you! More information about Nancy is available at www.nancymthurston.com.

THE AUTHOR

Nancy Thurston, author of Big Topics at Midnight, is a Texas-born girl with an insatiable desire for awareness of the challenges of our times and an irresistible call from Spirit.

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WHAT PEOPLE ARE SAYING

True to its title, this book is a provocative wake up call for us all. Nancy Thurston employs a fearless probing into her family's story, and her skillful prose, wedded to her relentless honesty, provides a clear pathway into truth-telling … a pathway not only for her but for the reader as well. I believe a parable to be an invitation into embracing the truth within us. If so, Big Topics at Midnight is a great parable. The Rt. Rev. Rustin R. Kimsey, Bishop Emeritus of the Episcopal Diocese of Eastern Oregon

We talk about hate being learned and so it is, but what if it is not directly taught in families and their actions still support unconsciousness? How do good God-fearing, family-loving, progress pioneers end up on the wrong side of the ism line? What does that look like? How does that happen? To show this in a three part parallel—your contemporary life, your generations, and the evolution of our country/society—is a major intrigue and attraction of Big Topics at Midnight. Apostle Alease Bess, Director Founder and Director of Community Wholeness Venture

Nancy Thurston tells the truth like it is in her straight-talking autobiography about growing up white, female and privileged in Texas. Nancy wakes us up right along with her to the issues that are so critical in these times: race, gender and class. Olivia Boyce-Abel, Founder & Principal of Boyce-Abel Associates & Family Lands Consulting

Feeling the pain of our separation from each other is one thing; taking a bold look at the ways we have each internalized beliefs that reinforce our separation is another. Nancy Thurston's new book shows us how race, class and gender are keepers of the great divide. Kimberly Carter Gamble Producer, Director, THRIVE and CEO Clear Compass Media, LLC