February 2016 Book Discussions

All are welcome to attend our book discussions.   You don't need to register.  Simply stop by the Adult Services Desk at the Main Library (Harnish) to pick up copies of the current month's book selections. 

The Boston Girl
by Anita Diamant
Date: Thursday, February 04, 2016 @ Harnish
Start Time: 7:00 PM

Dive into the life of an early 20th century immigrant with Addie Baum as she explains to her grand-daughter how she became the modern woman she is today.  By the end of the book, you might believe Addie's tale is a real biography!

Wild : From Lost to Found on the Pacific Crest Trail
by Cheryl Strayed
Date: Friday, February 05, 2016 @ Harnish
Start Time: 10:00 AM

This engaging memoir chronicles the author’s brave and some might say reckless decision to hike 1,100 miles of the Pacific Crest Trail from the Mojave Desert to the state of Washington by herself.  With no real long-distance hiking experience, Strayed embarks upon a life changing journey along one of the most scenic and challenging trails in the United States.   Read our full review.

Love Letters to the Dead
by Ava Dellaira
Date: Monday, February 08, 2016 @ Village Vintner
Start Time: 7:00 PM

When Laurel starts writing letters to dead people for a school assignment, she begins to spill about her sister's mysterious death, her mother's departure from the family, her new friends, and her first love.

Wide Sargasso Sea
by Jean Rhys
Date: Wednesday, February 17, 2016
Start Time: 6:30 PM

A passionate and heartbreaking novel which brings into the light one of fiction's most mysterious characters: the madwoman in the attic from Charlotte Bronte's Jane Eyre.  A society so driven by hatred that it can literally drive a woman out of her mind.

Destiny of the Republic
by Candice Millard
Date: Thursday, February 18, 2016 @ Harnish
Start Time: 7:00 PM