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Book Club

Book Club In-Person

The CAPL Book Club meets the 2nd Monday of each month at 12:00 noon in the meeting room at the Coatesville Area Public Library.

You are invited to bring lunch or a snack.  

Discussions usually last between 60 and 90 minutes.

Copies of each title will be available for checkout at the Library three weeks before the discussion.

Titles are chosen by the participants.

October's selection is Little Fires Everywhere by Celeste Ng

From the bestselling author of Everything I Never Told You, the intertwined stories of the picture-perfect Richardson family and the 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.--Provided by Publisher.

Date:
Monday, October 11, 2021
Time:
12:00pm - 1:30pm
Time Zone:
Eastern Time - US & Canada (change)
Location:
Community Room/Large Meeting Room
Library Location:
Coatesville Library
Audience:
  Adults  
Categories:
  Literacy  

Event Organizer

Jennifer McLuckie

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