BOOK CLUB: Dine & Discuss
Do you enjoy reading, eating and exploring? Join Us!
The book club meets monthly at local restaurants in the southern Westchester and northern Bronx region. Members take turns leading a session, including book and restaurant selection and discussion facilitation
There is no fee to participate. Book club members are responsible for their food and beverage purchases at meetings and obtaining their books. Restaurant selections will be cost-conscious with entrees ranging from $15 - $25. Advance registration required.
See below for the current book selection.
Next Meeting:
Wednesday, August 19
12:00 pm - 1:30 pm
Location:
Zoom
FREE
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Or, call (347) 903-3354
BOOK SELECTION
LITTLE FIRES EVERYWHERE
by Celeste Ng
From the bestselling author of Everything I Never Told You, a riveting novel that traces the intertwined fates of the picture-perfect Richardson family and the enigmatic mother and daughter who upend their lives.
In Shaker Heights, a placid, progressive suburb of Cleveland, everything is planned—from the layout of the winding roads, to the colors of the houses, to the successful lives its residents will go on to lead. And no one embodies this spirit more than Elena Richardson, whose guiding principle is playing by the rules.
Enter Mia Warren—an enigmatic artist and single mother—who arrives in this idyllic bubble with her teenaged daughter Pearl, and rents a house from the Richardsons. Soon Mia and Pearl become more than tenants: all four Richardson children are drawn to the mother-daughter pair. But Mia carries with her a mysterious past and a disregard for the status quo that threatens to upend this carefully ordered community.
When old family friends of the Richardsons attempt to adopt a Chinese-American baby, a custody battle erupts that dramatically divides the town—and puts Mia and Elena on opposing sides. Suspicious of Mia and her motives, Elena is determined to uncover the secrets in Mia’s past. But her obsession will come at unexpected and devastating costs.
Little Fires Everywhere explores the weight of secrets, the nature of art and identity, and the ferocious pull of motherhood—and the danger of believing that following the rules can avert disaster.
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