by Patti Hinson | Oct 17, 2024 | Book Group, Upcoming
On November 24 at 2:30 we will discuss The Women by Kristin Hannah at St. Matthew’s. “Women can be heroes.” When nursing student Frankie hears these words, it is a revelation. Raised in the idyllic world of Southern California and...
by Patti Hinson | Sep 18, 2024 | Book Group, Upcoming
We have a great year of adventure ahead of us! Our book travels will take us from war stories, to mysteries, and on exciting journeys. We will revisit some of our favorite authors: this will be our fourth Hannah read, our third Quinn, and our second Tóibín (a sequel...
by Patti Hinson | Sep 18, 2024 | Book Group, Upcoming
On October 13 at 2:30 we will discuss The Personal Librarian by Marie Benedict and Victoria Christopher Murray at St. Matthew’s. Belle da Costa Greene is hired by J. P. Morgan to curate a collection of rare manuscripts, books, and artwork for his newly built Pierpont...
by Patti Hinson | Aug 20, 2024 | Book Group, Upcoming
On September 15 at 2:30, we will discuss Remarkably Bright Creatures by Shelby Van Pelt at St. Matthew’s. What does a misanthropic octopus have in common with Tova, a widow working as the night-shift janitor at the Sowell Bay Aquarium? Not much, until a...
by Patti Hinson | Jul 25, 2024 | Book Group, Upcoming
On August 18 at 2:30, we will discuss The Inheritors: An Intimate Portrait of South Africa’s Racial Reckoning by Eve Fairbanks at St. Matthew’s. This decades-spanning portrait addresses three experiences of the “New South Africa.” Through the lives of...
by Patti Hinson | Jun 27, 2024 | Book Group, Upcoming
On July 21 at 2:30 p.m. we will discuss Things Fall Apart by Chinua Achebe at St. Matthew’s. This classic narrative about Africa’s cataclysmic encounter with Europe as it establishes a colonial presence on the continent is told...
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