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Tuesday Evening Book Group
We meet at 7:30 pm in the Parlor (across
from the office) on the third Tuesday of each month. We do
not meet in the summer.
Join us for lively, thoughtful discussion of a variety of
good writing.
September 18
Winter Birds by Jamie Langston Turner - a "Christian" novel.
A sour old woman reflects on her disappointing life but
gradually her outlook changes as she lives with her nephew
and his wife whose faith gives them the strength to deal
with hardships that come their way. One reviewer noted, "It
is a well crafted, poignant tale of God's love and
compassion shown through the lives of everyday, imperfect
people. Its message inspires me to be faithful in loving
those around me through the seemingly insignificant things
of a life filled with service."
October 16
Reading Lolita in Tehran: A Memoir in Books by Azar Nafisi -
nonfiction.
For two years before she left Iran in 1997, the author, a
former university professor, gathered six young women for
secret weekly discussions of Western literature. The stories
of these women under radical Islam intertwine with those
they are reading. Although not required, this book will be a
richer experience for those familiar with the books the
author discusses: Nabokov's Lolita, The Great Gatsby, Daisy
Miller, Washington Square, and Jane Austen's Pride and
Prejudice.
November 14 WEDNESDAY (to avoid
Thanksgiving conflicts)
Three Cups of Tea: One Man's Mission to Promote Peace ...
One School at a Time by Greg Mortenson and David Oliver
Relin - nonfiction.
Lost after failing to climb K2, the world's second tallest
mountain, in 1993, Mortenson was sheltered and nursed in a
remote Pakistani village. In return he pomised to build the
first school in that impoverished place, a project that grew
into the Central Asia Institute, which has since constructed
more than 50 schools.
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