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Fiction – Literary – Women – Cultural Heritage – Coming of Age – Feminist – African American amp; Black\nRELEASE DATE: 7\/30\/2024 (WILL SHIP DIRECTLY FROM OUR SUPPLIER’S WAREHOUSE)\nA luminous (Tara Conklin) literary debut following two dreamers, one intercultural family, and the diasporic pursuit of home.\nWhen Bonnie and Mansour meet in New York in 1968his piercing gaze in a downtown jazz club threatening to carry her awaytheir connection is undeniable. Both from fractured homes, with childhoods spent crossing the Atlantic, they quickly find peace with each other. And as Mansours soaring Senegalese melodies continue to break new ground, keeping time with the sound of revolution and taking him and Bonnie from Paris to Rio and Switzerland, it seems as though happiness might finally be around the corner for them both.\nThen Mansour goes missing. His Spanish tour was only meant to last three weeks, but three months later, he and his band have not returned. In his absence, Bonnie reckons with her memories of him, and comes to understand that the hopes of so many womenher mother and grandmother; his mother, aunt, childhood friendrest on her perseverance. Stirred by the life growing inside her, Bonnie puts a plan in action to find him.\nSpanning two decades and moving through the hotbeds of the African diaspora, They Dream in Gold is an epic yet intimate exploration of the migrant hunger for belonging and a powerful, intergenerational testament to our shared humanity, for lovers of Tara Stringfellows Memphis and Abi Dars The Girl with the Louding Voice.\nEpic and hauntingly beautiful. Nguyn Phan Qu MaiWholly original. Thao Thai\”One of the most beautiful debuts Ive ever read. Dawnie Walton\nAUTHOR BIO:\nMai Sennaaris a graduate of NYU’s Tisch School of the Arts. The Smithsonian Affiliate Museum of the African Diaspora, the Berkeley Art Museum and Pacific Film Archive, and the Classical Theatre of Harlem are among the venues that have presented her plays. Her short filmWax Lovers’ Playlistpremiered at AFI Silver Theatre and Cultural Center and was an Official Selection of the Martha’s Vineyard African American Film Festival. She is the book writer forCarry On!, a new musical by Broadway composer Diana Wharton Sennaar and the creative director of the performing arts company MWPLive.They Dream in Goldis her first novel. She lives between Baltimore and Dakar.\n\”Wow. What a book!They Dream in Goldis a gorgeous symphony of voices and cities and art, tied together by a stunning love story and a mysterious disappearance. In luminous language, with characters who sweat, bleed and sing, Mai Sennaar has written a debut that soars and kept me turning pages long after my bedtime. What a thrill to read a new writer with this much heart and vision.\”–Tara Conklin,New York Timesbestselling author ofThe Last Romantics\n\”Exquisitely written,They Dream in Goldis an epic and hauntingly beautiful story, each page shimmering like gold, woven by Mai Sennaar’s astounding talent as a debut author whose work I look forward to reading during the years to come.\”–Nguyn Phan Qu Mai, internationally best-selling author ofThe Mountains Sing\n\”A symphonic feat of wisdom and breathtaking verve,They Dream in Goldis a revelation of a novel that readers won’t soon forget. Spanning continents and decades of sociopolitical changes, this wholly original, whirlwind story deftly illuminates the tensions of art and humanity with fresh language and vivid characters. Mai Sennaar is a rare, daring talent who wrings emotion and beauty from each page, each word, and leaves you thirsting for more still.\”–Thao Thai, author ofBanyan Moon\n\”They Dream in Goldis one of the most beautiful debuts I’ve ever read–musical, magical, and full of tenderness for the unique histories and identities entwined in love.\”–Dawnie Walton, author ofThe Final Revival of Opal amp; Nev\n\”They Dream in Goldsends us on a journey around the world with a remarkable cast of women in search of belonging and the realization of their dreams. Sennaar tells their story with a musician’s ear for rhythm and subtlety, and indeed, music and love beat strong in the heart of this powerful debut. I would follow these characters anywhere.\”–Laura Warrell, author ofSweet, Soft, Plenty Rhythm\n\”They Dream in Goldis a roving and kaleidoscopic masterpiece. Mai Sennaar writes toward all that is inexplicable, impossible, paradoxical about diasporic longing, regret, ambition, and redemption.\”–Elysha Chang, author ofA Quitter’s Paradise\n\”A mouthwatering delight. A reader traverses half the globe through this story, becomes a singer and a dancer and a chef; and is welcomed into a formidable community of women where love is the unshakeable glue. Subtle yet striking,They Dream in Goldis a remarkable comment on motherhood, diaspora, and ambition.\”–Sarah Jessica Parker, SJP Lit
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