ONLINE: A Zoom invitation link will be sent the Friday before each class session begins.
Using prepared questions and our own observations, the discussion each month will explore a book from current bestseller lists. Selected books for the Spring 2025 term are:
April
The Man in the Crooked Hat by Harry Dolan
Please read before the first class session.
Published in 2017, 354 pages, Mystery
One cryptic clue leads private investigator Jack Pellum into a labyrinthine search for the man he believes murdered his wife.
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May
Long Island (Ellis Lacey Series) by Colm Tóibín
Please read before the second class session.
Published in 2024, 304 pages, Fiction
Eilis Lacey, the complex and enigmatic Irish heroine of Brooklyn, is now forty-two with two teenage children. One day an Irishman tells her that his wife is pregnant by her Italian husband, Tony, and that he expects the baby is to be raised by her. She refuses.
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June
People of the Book by Geraldine Brooks
Please read before the third class session.
Published in 2008, 372 pages Fiction (inspired by a true story)
The novel follows a rare manuscript, an illuminated Hebrew manuscript created in 15th century Spain, through centuries of exile and war, and to the intrigues of fine art forgers and ultranationalist fanatics.
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The facilitators will send a list of discussion questions for each book to all registrants prior to each Book Club session.
Kathleen and William Hillegas are long-time members of both Elderwise and the Book Club. Both are avid readers, and look forward to a lively exchange of ideas, opinions, and interpretations.
