A former political science professor who started an humanitarian organization working in Africa, has written her debut novel at age 83.
Watertown’s Judy Dushku will have multiple events for her book, “Is This the Way Home?”
The book is described in the Zoom event announcement as “a powerful fictional account of one woman and her family, offering a window into the struggles of thousands: war, abduction, marginalization, and the challenge of raising children born in the bush. Through her writing, she hopes to raise awareness of these survivors and inspire readers to seek their own paths to healing.”
After 47-year career as a professor of comparative politics at Suffolk University, focusing on African politics and women’s studies, Dusku continued her work in Gulu, Uganda. In 2010, she founded THRIVE-Gulu, a woman-led nonprofit dedicated to helping survivors of the Lord’s Resistance Army insurgency and refugees from South Sudan heal from trauma, with a special focus on female survivors of violence.
Dushku will have a pair of in-person events, one in Watertown and one in Chestnut Hill, and a virtual event.
Sunday, April 6, 3-5 p.m.
Mosesian Center for the Arts
Amalie M. Hecht Kass Rehearsal Hall, 3rd Floor
321 Arsenal Street
Watertown, MA 02472
Wednesday, April 9, 7-9 p.m.
Hummingbird Books
55 Boylston Street, Suite 2210
Chestnut Hill, MA 02467
Monday, April 14, 8–9 pm ET
Virtual Launch Party — Zoom
Register: TinyURL.com/DushkuBookLaunch
Congratulations, Judy! We’re proud and inspired by your advocacy and creativity.
Barbara and Jeremy