March 2016 Book Discussions

Close Your Eyes, Hold Hands
by Chris Bohjalian.
Date: Thursday, March 03, 2016 @ Harnish
Start Time: 7:00 PM

Living in an igloo of ice and trash bags half a year after a cataclysmic nuclear disaster, Emily, convinced that she will be hated as the daughter of the drunken man who caused the meltdown, assumes a fictional identity while protecting a homeless boy.

Where'd You Go, Bernadette?
by Maria Semple.
Date: Friday, March 04, 2016 @ Harnish
Start Time: 10:00 AM

When her notorious, hilarious, volatile, talented, troubled, and agoraphobic mother goes missing, teenage Bee begins a trip that takes her to the ends of the earth to find her.

All the Bright Places
by Jennifer Niven
Date: Monday, March 14, 2016 @ Village Vintner
Start Time: 7:00 PM

Told in alternating voices, when Theodore Finch and Violet Markey meet on the ledge of the bell tower at school--both teetering on the edge--it's the beginning of an unlikely relationship, a journey to discover the "natural wonders" of the state of Indiana, and two teens' desperate desire to heal and save one another.

Mayor of Casterbridge
by Thomas Hardy
Date: Wednesday, March 16, 2016 @ Harnish
Start Time: 7:00 PM

Dramatizes the human condition as a struggle between powerful men and against fate.  In this tale, violent, natural and social forces toss the characters about like rag dolls as the mayor is destroyed by his protege.