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No meetings, no deadlines, no pressure, just good reading! This month’s title is "Tom Lake: A Novel" by Ann Patchett. Pick up a copy of the book at the Culture & AV service desk.
Enjoy fiction and nonfiction, large print, and audiobooks. Author information, questions to ponder, and readalikes are included with each book.
In the spring of 2020, Lara's three daughters return to the family's orchard in Northern Michigan. While picking cherries, they beg their mother to tell them the story of Peter Duke, a famous actor with whom she shared both a stage and a romance years before at a theater company called Tom Lake. As Lara recalls the past, her daughters examine their own lives and relationship with their mother, and are forced to reconsider the world and everything they thought they knew.
"A swoony, luminous reminder about the endurance of love and happiness in a broken world." — Oprah Daily
"A tender, absorbing tale about becoming who we are." — People
AGE GROUP: | Adults |
EVENT TYPE: | Books & Writing |
TAGS: | Books & Writing | Book Group, Book Discussion, Adult, Readers | Book Club |
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