Thursday, September 27 – 7:00pm
The Submission by Amy Waldman
When a Muslim architect is selected to design a Ground Zero memorial, controversy ensues, exposing conflicting views on religion, immigrants, the nature of art and response to grief and terror.
Discussant: Fran Nelson. Co-Chairs: Beth Garbutt, 332-0666; Fran Nelson, 332-4768
Thursday, November 8 – 7:00pm
State of Wonder by Ann Patchett
A Midwestern woman researcher, working for a pharmaceutical company, ventures into the Amazon rain forest, encounters a primitive native tribe, and has her world turned upside down.
Discussant: Nancy Kaltreider. Co-Chairs: Beth Garbutt, 332-0666; Fran Nelson, 332-4768
Thursday, January 10 – 4:00pm
The Gift of Rain by Tan Twan Eng
On the Malayan island of Penang a man, once alienated from his family and community, looks back over his life as he journeyed to adulthood through the perils of war.
Discussant: Julie Carlson. Co-Chairs: Beth Garbutt, 332-0666; Fran Nelson, 332-4768
Thursday, February 21 – 4:00pm
A Prayer for the Departed by Bill Broder
Local author, Bill Broder, honors the significance and importance of inter-generational family relationships, especially at moments of crisis, through a series of connected short stories.
Discussant: Bill Broder with Carol Cotton. Co-Chairs: Beth Garbutt, 332-0666; Fran Nelson, 332-4768
Tuesday, April 16 – 7:00pm
The Hare with Amber Eyes by Edmund de Waal
An artist traces the history of a recently inherited collection of netsuke, intricate Japanese figurines, through five generations of his family from Paris to Vienna and back to Japan.
Discussant: Pat Ascher. Co-Chairs: Beth Garbutt, 332-0666; Fran Nelson 332-4768
Thursday, May 9 – 7:00pm
Caleb’s Crossing by Geraldine Brooks
In 1660 Martha’s Vineyard, a restless young Puritan girl and a young Native American man forge a bond and consequently discover the alien worlds of each other’s culture.
Discussant: Beth Garbutt. Co-Chairs: Beth Garbutt, 332-0666; Fran Nelson, 332-4768
