Spring Bay Bookies

Program Type:

Book Clubs

Age Group:

Adults

Program Description

Bookies

The Spring Bay Bookies is an adult book club that focuses on literary and women's fiction.  Readers who share a love of books and laughter are always welcome, but be warned - discussions are sure to get off the beaten path from time to time!  

The Bookies meet on the first Monday* of the month at 6:00 pm at IPDPL - Spring Bay.

*Regularly scheduled meetings that fall on holidays when the library is closed are routinely rescheduled to the following Monday.

 

Event Details

Winter Garden by Kristin Hannah

Meredith and Nina Whitson are as different as sisters can be.  One stayed at home to raise her children and manage the family apple orchard; the other followed a dream and traveled the world to become a famous photojournalist.  But when their beloved father falls ill, Meredith and Nina find themselves together again, standing alongside their cold, disapproving mother, Anya, who even now, offers no comfort to her daughters. 

As children, the only connection between them was the Russian fairy tale Anya sometimes told the girls at night.  On his deathbed, their father extracts a promise from the women in his life: the fairy tale will be told one last time — and all the way to the end. 

Thus begins an unexpected journey into the truth of Anya's life in war-torn Leningrad, more than five decades ago.  Alternating between the past and present, Meredith and Nina will finally hear the singular, harrowing story of their mother's life, and what they learn is a secret so terrible and terrifying that it will shake the very foundation of their family and change who they believe they are.

Join us to discuss this gripping family drama novel!