{"id":3141434,"date":"2026-11-01T00:45:00","date_gmt":"2026-11-01T04:45:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.friendsjournal.org\/book\/peace-corner-a-novel\/"},"modified":"2026-11-01T21:04:58","modified_gmt":"2026-11-02T02:04:58","slug":"peace-corner-a-novel","status":"publish","type":"fpb_book","link":"https:\/\/www.friendsjournal.org\/sw\/book\/peace-corner-a-novel\/","title":{"rendered":"Peace Corner: A Novel"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\"><strong><em>Na Diane Chiddister. Atmosphere Press, 2026. Kurasa 206. $15.99\/jalada laini; $8.99\/kitabu pepe.   <\/em><\/strong><\/h4>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Olympia mwenye hasira anakaribia miaka 80 na hubeba mabango ya ziada ya amani na maandamano nyuma ya gari lake, &#8221;endapo mtu atahitaji moja.&#8221; Huyo ndiye jamaa wa aina yangu! Ikiwa unakubaliana na hilo, pengine utaufurahia <em>Peace Corner<\/em>, riwaya yenye joto na mara nyingi ya kuchekesha iliyowekwa katika mazingira ya sasa ya Yellow Springs, Ohio, jamii ndogo yenye mwelekeo wa maendeleo na historia na uwepo mkubwa wa Waquaker. Kwa kuwa huu ni mwanzo wa utawala wa pili wa Trump, Olympia anapata fursa nyingi za kubeba mabango, kusaidia majirani, na kuingia katika, kama John Lewis angesema, &#8221;matatizo mema.&#8221;   <\/p>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Wahusika wazuri na wenye heshima wanaishi katika <em>Peace Corner<\/em>, kama inavyosimuliwa kupitia matukio ya Olympia. Howie ni mfuasi wa Trump na dereva wa Amazon anayepeleka chakula cha mbwa na paka kwa wazee, hata akibeba masanduku mazito hadi ngazi za nyumba zao. Claude alikuwa wakili huko Haiti, sasa anafanya kazi katika ghala la Amazon; anakutana na maafisa wa Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) wakati wa tukio dogo la trafiki. Kijana Avery ana wasiwasi kuhusu sheria za vyoo kwa wanafunzi wa jinsia tofauti katika shule yake ya sekondari. Cary, wakili mstaafu na mjane, hutengeneza keki za pai kwa ajili ya tukio lolote la huzuni au furaha linalojitokeza. Na, bila shaka, kuna mbwa mzee mwaminifu; duka la vyakula linalopambana kuendelea; dalili ya mapenzi; na karamu ya Waquaker.     <\/p>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Maneno ya kawaida sana? Si mikononi mwa mwandishi huyu. Diane Chiddister, aliyekuwa mhariri wa <em>Yellow Springs News<\/em> kwa miaka mingi, anawafahamu vyema watu anaowaandikia. Kama mhitimu wa Iowa Writers&#8217; Workshop, yeye ni mwandishi mahiri anayejua ufundi wake. Riwaya yake ya kwanza, <em>One More Day<\/em>, kuhusu uzee katika kituo cha huduma endelevu, ilishinda tuzo. Sasa anaishi Olympia, Wash., karibu na wajukuu zake. Mtindo wa uandishi wa Chiddister ni mwepesi; sura ni fupi; na mistari ya hadithi yenye matumaini inatoa nafasi ya kupumzika kutoka kwa habari. Mstari ninaoupenda zaidi ni, &#8221;Bata bukini wanafanya karamu.&#8221;       <\/p>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Hata hivyo, <em>Peace Corner<\/em> huwashirikisha wasomaji katika mapambano yanayosababishwa na habari hizo. Tukio moja linalonigusa zaidi ni safari ya Olympia kwenda mjini jirani wa Springfield. Bango lake linasomeka, &#8221;ICE SPRINGFIELD! JE, UMEKUBALIANA NA HILI?&#8221; Hawezi kuamini anapata &#8221;vipepeo, kifuani mwake,&#8221; yeye aliyezoea mambo kama haya! Je, asingependa kufanya jambo lingine? &#8221;Tungeweza kucheza pickle ball! Kufuma skafu! Kuoka keki! Msitufanye tuinue bango hili,&#8221; anaomba bila kumwelekea mtu yeyote mahususi. Lakini anainua bango hilo. &#8221;Hataki kuwaambia watu wafikirie nini. Anataka kuwauliza swali, kuwafanya wafikiri kwa sekunde moja.&#8221; Magari na malori yanapita; wazee, vijana, akina mama na baba. Olympia anasimama pembeni mwa barabara katika baridi huku mvua ikianza kunyesha na anakumbuka miaka yake kama daktari na kufikiria mioyo ya wagonjwa wake. &#8221;Mioyo ilimstaajabisha kila mara. Kila siku, kila uchunguzi, alianguka kwenye mapenzi. . . . wanadamu ni jasiri. Ni rahisi kuanguka kwenye mapenzi,&#8221; anatafakari.          <\/p>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Olympia anapambana na uzee, uhuru, upweke, kifo cha wapendwa\u2014na pia na kutokuwa na jeuri: anapiga gari la mfuasi wa Trump kwa tawi la mti. Katikati ya yote hayo, Olympia anaendelea kuendesha &#8221;Peace Corner&#8221; kila Jumamosi kwa miaka 25 katikati ya mji. &#8221;Hatukuacha kamwe kuwakumbusha kuwa amani ni chaguo. Kwamba ulimwengu wa haki unawezekana. Ndilo wanalofanya Waquaker. Ndilo wanalofanya wazee,&#8221; anasema.  <\/p>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Katika neno la mwisho la mwandishi (lililopokelewa baada ya hakiki hii kuandikwa), Chiddister anaeleza: &#8221;Hadhi ya Ulinzi wa Muda (TPS) kwa Wahaiti 15,000 waliopo Springfield, OH, iliisha tarehe 1 Julai 2026.&#8221; Kama angejua hili kabla ya kuchapisha kitabu miezi michache iliyopita, angeimalizia hadithi hiyo kwa namna tofauti. Chiddister anaandika kwamba Olympia angefanya, &#8221;hasa kile ambacho marafiki na majirani zangu wa kweli huko Yellow Springs, OH, wanafanya kila siku, kiwango cha utunzaji na uanaharakati kilichouhamasisha kitabu hiki.&#8221;  <\/p>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Hata hivyo, <em>Peace Corner<\/em> ni kitabu kizuri cha kusoma. Pia ni zawadi nzuri: kwa rafiki anayetaka kujua zaidi kuhusu Waquaker; kwa Rafiki anayehitaji uthibitisho kidogo mara kwa mara; kwa watoto wa wazee ili kuwajulisha tunachofanya; na kwa ajili yako mwenyewe kwa sababu kila mtu anahitaji usomaji unaotia moyo na kustarehesha. <\/p>\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Michele Sands bado anaabudu pamoja na Upper Susquehanna Quarterly\u2014ardhi ya Lenape\u2014kupitia Zoom. 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