R.E.A.D. Adult Book Club
Read, Enjoy, and Discuss
The R.E.A.D. Adult Book Club, led by Laureen Lueck for over fourteen years, meets on the first Monday of the month at 5:30 p.m. at the Angie W. Cox Public Library. Book selection is based on group member recommendations covering a variety of genres.
Welcome to our 2023 picks!
JULY 3 DISCUSSION
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The Orphans Tale by Pam Jenoff Sixteen-year-old Noa has been cast out in disgrace after becoming pregnant by a Nazi soldier and being forced to give up her baby. She lives above a small rail station, which she cleans in order to earn her keep. When Noa discovers a boxcar containing dozens of Jewish infants bound for a concentration camp, she is reminded of the child that was taken from her. And in a moment that will change the course of her life, she snatches one of the babies and flees into the snowy night. JUNE PICK UP |
AUGUST 7 DISCUSSION
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Unbroken by Laura Hillenbrand On a May afternoon in 1943, an Army Air Forces bomber crashed into the Pacific Ocean and disappeared, leaving only a spray of debris and a slick of oil, gasoline, and blood. Then, on the ocean surface, a face appeared. It was that of a young lieutenant, the plane's bombardier, who was struggling to a life raft and pulling himself aboard. So began one of the most extraordinary odysseys of the Second World War. JULY PICK UP |
SEPTEMBER 6 DISCUSSION (This is a Tuesday)
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The Night Tiger by Yangsze Choo A sweeping historical novel about a dancehall girl and an orphan boy whose fates entangle over an old Chinese superstition about men who turn into tigers. AUGUST PICK UP |
OCTOBER 2 DISCUSSION
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Seven Days of Us by Francesca Hornak It’s Christmas, and for the first time in years the entire Birch family will be under one roof. Even Emma and Andrew’s elder daughter—who is usually off saving the world—will be joining them at Weyfield Hall, their aging country estate. But Olivia, a doctor, is only coming home because she has to. Having just returned from treating an epidemic abroad, she’s been told she must stay in quarantine for a week…and so too should her family. SEPTEMBER PICK UP |
NOVEMBER 6 DISCUSSION
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The Secrets We Kept by Lara Prescott At the height of the Cold War, two secretaries are pulled out of the typing pool at the CIA and given the assignment of a lifetime. Their mission: to smuggle Doctor Zhivago out of the USSR, where no one dare publish it, and help Pasternak's magnum opus make its way into print around the world. Glamorous and sophisticated Sally Forrester is a seasoned spy who has honed her gift for deceit all over the world--using her magnetism and charm to pry secrets out of powerful men. Irina is a complete novice, and under Sally's tutelage quickly learns how to blend in, make drops, and invisibly ferry classified documents. (Goodreads) OCTOBER PICK UP |
DECEMBER 4 DISCUSSION
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Jingle All the Way by Debbie Macomber Trapped in the middle of five siblings, Everly Lancaster always had big dreams. Now a top real-estate executive, Everly finds her work is her life, leaving no space for anything (or anyone) else. Sensing her stress, Everly's boss insists she take December off. At first, a month away seems crazy--how will the company survive without her? But Everly's mother convinces her otherwise. She deserves a vacation--plus, when she returns, she'll have no excuse to skip family Christmas like she did last year. NOVEMBER PICK UP |
JAN. 2, 2024 DISCUSSION (This is a Tuesday.)
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A Gentleman in Moscow by Amor Towles With his breakout debut novel, Rules of Civility, Amor Towles established himself as a master of absorbing, sophisticated fiction, bringing late 1930s Manhattan to life with splendid atmosphere and a flawless command of style. Readers and critics were enchanted; as NPR commented, “Towles writes with grace and verve about the mores and manners of a society on the cusp of radical change.” DECEMBER PICK UP |