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Back again by popular demand, retired CIA officer Meredith Woodruff, who served 25 years in the Agency and retired as its most senior female officer in operations, will describe life in the world of espionage. With only two sessions, she’ll provide an overview of how spies work and then leave most of the class time for those questions you’ve always wanted to ask.

Join us for the year-round OLLI Mystery Book Club on the second Monday of the month. Our group selects books from member recommendations and members take turns leading the discussion. Must be an active OLLI at OSU member to participate.

Together we’ll read Old Home Town by Rose Wilder Lane, daughter of Laura Ingalls Wilder and editor of the Little House book series. Written while she was struggling to find content for her own projects, she looks to her hometown of Mansfield, Missouri, to recreate small-town society of pre-World War I America with a precise feeling for decorum, dress, and kitchen dialogue. The overlay of nostalgia cannot hide some sharp observations about marriage and women's rights. As we read, we’ll place the novel in its historical context, examine its publication history, and consider Rose’s life and her complex relationship with her parents.