St. Matthew’s Book Group – January 11, 2:30PM

On January 11, 2026 at 2:30 we will discuss  The Spectacular by Fiona Davis.
 
New York City, 1956: Nineteen-year-old Marion’s dreams come true when she’s cast as a member of the Rockettes, Radio City Music Hall’s glamorous precision dance troupe. But Marion soon learns that, behind the scenes, the days are long and the rehearsals grueling. One night, a bomb explodes in the theater. It’s suspected to be the work of the infamous “Big Apple Bomber,” who has been planting bombs in crowded places around the city for the past sixteen years. With the public in an uproar over the lack of any real leads, Marion urges the police to try psychological profiling, a radical new technique at the time. While the Rockettes are trained to stay in line—performing in perfect unison with all the other identical Rockettes—Marion realizes that to help catch the bomber, she’ll need to stand out and take a terrifying risk. This thrilling story of love, sacrifice, and the pursuit of dreams, dazzles from start to finish. 
 
Save the date: On February 22, we will discuss The Frozen River by Ariel Lawhon, along with our optional selection, The Midwife’s Tale: The Life of Martha Ballard, Based on Her Diary, 1785–1812 by Laurel Thatcher Ulrich.