We're going to change things up a bit.
This meeting will be in-person at The Intown Retreat in Decatur. It is a lovely space for a meeting!
We are going to meet monthly as usual, but try alternating books and podcasts. Sept will be a book, October a podcast, etc.
The people who come will vote on a book for the next book session (in two months) and likewise for podcasts. (We will pick the first podcast in the Sept meeting). Bring ideas please!
We will still try to read current-ish fiction (last 15 years) that represents diverse voices, is already in paperback, and has won or been nominated for any award (I'm a snob).
For podcasts I'm wide open.
About our book:
Let's discuss "Year of Wonders" by Geraldine Brooks
When an infected bolt of cloth carries plague from London to an isolated village, a housemaid named Anna Frith emerges as an unlikely heroine and healer.
Through Anna's eyes we follow the story of the fateful year of 1666, as she and her fellow villagers confront the spread of disease and superstition.
As death reaches into every household and villagers turn from prayers to murderous witch-hunting, Anna must find the strength to confront the disintegration of her community and the lure of illicit love.
As she struggles to survive and grow, a year of catastrophe becomes instead annus mirabilis, a "year of wonders."
Inspired by the true story of Eyam, a village in the rugged hill country of England, Year of Wonders is a richly detailed evocation of a singular moment in history.
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