talk of the town series
Book One
Brass Secrets
Parker DaugherTY
Where the past a city buries refuses to stay forgotten.
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Every city rewrites itself.
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Some stories refuse to stay buried.
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When Benjamin Cooper inherits a box of brass keys, he never expects them to lead him beneath Oakland’s streets and into a hidden network built to preserve the city’s forgotten voices.
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What begins as curiosity pulls Ben into a world of buried testimony, coded histories, and quiet systems operating beneath the surface of everyday life. But the deeper he goes, the clearer it becomes: Oakland’s past is not finished with the present.
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As old truths resurface, Ben must decide what it means to inherit a legacy built on remembering.
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A Talk of The Town Novel
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Where the past a city buries refuses to stay forgotten.
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Includes discussion questions designed for book clubs, classrooms, and shared reading.