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 best-seller lists. Selected books for the Fall 2024 term are:
September The Last Stand by Nathaniel Philbrick
Published in 2013, 312 pages Historical Fiction
Even in victory, the Battle of the Little Bighorn was the last stand for the Sioux and Cheyenne Indian nations.
October Lessons in Chemistry by Bonnie Garmus
Published in 2022, 200 pages Fiction
The career of a gifted, self-assured research chemist in 1960s California takes a detour when she becomes the unlikely star of a TV cooking show.
November Half American by Matthew Delmont
Published in 2022, 400 pages Non-fiction
World War II looks different when viewed from the perspective of Black Americans – many of whom drew parallels between the fascist threat abroad and Jim Crow at home.
Please read The Last Stand before the first class. 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.
