Shala Unbound Book Club

Our pick this month is from Lexington musician, farmer, activist, and writer Reva Russell English. Part literary fiction, part speculative fiction, it follows Alma Carlile as she moves between two parallel versions of Lexington. Alongside Alma's story, unforgettable characters explore love, friendship, longing, and the enduring question of whether another life might have been possible. 

Two Hearts, Two Mouths echoes so many of the themes we have covered over the years in this book club. It isn’t just the street names that are familiar. 

However, if you've spent time in Lexington, you'll delight in recognizing its streets, neighborhoods, restaurants, and gathering places. This isn't simply a novel set here—it's a meditation on memory, identity, chosen family, and the beautiful, complicated ways a place shapes the people who call it home. Reva's Lexington is at once familiar and magical, inviting us to see our city—and ourselves—with fresh eyes.

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