Literary Luncheon
This exciting book group combines two of our favorite things: reading and eating! We meet on the third Tuesday of each month from 11:30 to 12:30 p.m. Just bring the book, your lunch and be ready for a great discussion. Coffee, tea, and dessert will be provided by the library, plus something extra that is inspired by the book.
Copies of each book are available to check out at the preceding month’s meeting. (September's book may be picked up after August 9th.) Sign-up is requested, as space is limited. Call 978-468-5577.
Titles are subject to change if needed.
September 20, 2011
Kent, Kathleen
Wolves of Andover
FIC KENT
Strong-willed 23-year-old Martha Allen falls in love with strong-armed hired hand Thomas Carrier. Rumor has it that Thomas, while living in England under another name, played a role in the execution of King Charles I. Now both he and Martha work for Martha's cousin on her farm and are brought together with a little help from the wolves stalking the farm. But after Thomas saves Martha from a wolf attack, he discovers wild animals are not the only dangers lurking in the Massachusetts woods: assassins have arrived from London to capture Charles I's executioner, said to be living outside Boston under an assumed name.
Also available in large print, CD (audiobook), and playaway (audiobook).
October 18, 2011
Mortensen, Greg
Three Cups of Tea
371.822 MOR
Mortenson was once sheltered for seven weeks by the small Pakistani village of Korphe; in return, he promised to build the impoverished town's first school, a project that grew into the Central Asia Institute, which has since constructed more than 50 schools across rural Pakistan and Afghanistan. Coauthor Relin recounts Mortenson's efforts in fascinating detail, presenting compelling portraits of the village elders, con artists, philanthropists, mujahideen, Taliban officials, ambitious school girls and upright Muslims Mortenson met along the way.
Also available in CD (audiobook), and playaway (audiobook).
November 15, 2011
Divakaruni, Chitra Banerjee
One Amazing Thing
FIC DIVAKARUNI
A punky teenager with an unexpected gift. An upper-class Caucasian couple whose relationship is disintegrating. A young Muslim-American man struggling with the fallout of 9/11. A graduate student haunted by a question about love. An African-American ex-soldier searching for redemption. A Chinese grandmother with a secret past. And two visa office workers on the verge of an adulterous affair. When an earthquake rips through the afternoon lull, trapping these nine characters together, their focus first jolts to their collective struggle to survive. There's little food. The office begins to flood. Then, at a moment when the psychological and emotional stress seems nearly too much for them to bear, the young graduate student suggests that each tell a personal tale, "one amazing thing" from their lives, which they have never told anyone before.
Modified 7/20/2011
