General Book Club

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Adult (18+)

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Do you like reading books from a variety of genres? Want to start digging a little deeper into the books you read?

Would you like to read more but just don’t know where to start? Join the Audelia Road Book Club which meets every 1st Thursday of the month.

This month's book is: The Dutch House by Ann Patchett

 At the end of the Second World War, Cyril Conroy combines luck and a single canny investment to begin an enormous real estate empire, propelling his family from poverty to enormous wealth. His first order of business is to buy a lavish estate in the suburbs outside of Philadelphia. Meant as a surprise for his wife, the house sets in motion the undoing of everyone he loves. The story is told by Cyril's son Danny, as he and his older sister, the brilliantly acerbic and self-assured Maeve, are exiled from the house where they grew up by their stepmother. The two wealthy siblings are thrown back into the poverty their parents had escaped from and find that all they have to count on is one another. It is this unshakable bond between them that both saves their lives and thwarts their futures. -- From the Library Catalog.

Moderated by LindaW.

See http://bookclubs.arlf.org for more information about the Book Clubs. Fill out this form to request to join or leave the mailing lists, or send an e-mail to bookclubs@arlf.org.

We hope to see you!