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Fiction Book ClubTuesday, April 14th | 7:00pm
Tuesday, June 9th | 7:00pm
The Griffin Sister's Greatest Hits by Jennifer Weiner
A captivating family saga filled with heart, humor, secrets, and second chances, about two sisters’ incredible journey and a daughter’s quest to reunite her family, from the #1 New York Times bestselling author.
Cassie and Zoe Grossberg were once as dependent on each other as sisters could be, but it’s been two decades since they’ve spoken. As a pop sensation in their early twenties, the sisters experienced the ultimate highs of celebrity, until they were driven apart one terrible night. Now, in their early forties, Zoe is a suburban mom in New Jersey, and Cassie is living alone, off-grid in Alaska. In this story of estranged sisters, Zoe’s teenage daughter Cherry is desperate to bring the women back together—and unearth the truth behind their estrangement. As long-buried secrets surface, Cassie and Zoe are forced to confront their past choices and betrayals and decide whether they can be open to forgiveness and reclaiming the strength of their sisterhood.
Written with Jennifer Weiner’s signature humor and warm voice, The Griffin Sisters’ Greatest Hits is a fun, heartfelt, “shimmering story” (Woman’s World) about an emotional journey that celebrates the essence of family: the ties that bind, the events that shape us, and the love that, despite all odds, brings us back to each other. This is Jennifer Weiner at her absolute best.
Upcoming Fiction Book Club Books:
July 14th- Wild Dark Shore by Charlotte McConaghy
August 11th- All That Life Can Afford by Emily Everett
September 8th- The Heart of Winter by Jonathan Evison
October 13th- The Stolen Queen by Fiona Davis
November 10th- Tilt by Emma Pattee
December 8th- The Wedding People by Allison Espach
Senior Book ClubWednesday, June 17th | 1:00pm | Chehalem Senior Center
All That Life Can Afford by Emily Everett
No registration needed.
A young American woman navigates class, lies, and love amid London’s jet-set elite.
I would arrive, blank like a sheet of notebook paper, and write myself new.
Anna first fell in love with London at her hometown library—its Jane Austen balls a far cry from her life of food stamps and hand-me-downs. But when she finally arrives after college, the real London is a moldy flat and the same paycheck-to-paycheck grind—that fairy-tale life still out of reach.
Then Anna meets the Wilders, who fly her to Saint-Tropez to tutor their teenage daughter. Swept up by the sphinxlike elder sister, Anna soon finds herself plunged into a heady whirlpool of parties and excess, a place where confidence is a birthright. There she meets two handsome young men—one who wants to whisk her into his world in a chauffeured car, the other who sees through Anna’s struggle to outrun her past. It’s like she’s stepped into the pages of a glittering new novel, but what will it cost her to play the part?
Sparkling with intelligence and insight, All That Life Can Afford peels back the glossy layers of class and privilege, exploring what it means to create a new life for yourself that still honors the one you’ve left behind.
Upcoming Senior Book Club Books:
July 15th- The Heart of Winter by Jonathan Evison
August 19th- Extinction by Douglas Preston
September 16th- Count My Lies by Sophie Strava
October 21st- The Griffin Sister's Greatest Hits by Jennifer Weiner
November 18th- TBD
December 16th- TBD
Mystery/Thriller Book ClubThursday, June 18th | 7:00pm
We Solve Murders by Richard Osman
INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER!
A brand new mystery. An iconic new detective duo. And a thrilling new murder to solve . . .
Steve Wheeler is enjoying retired life. He still does the odd bit of investigation work, but he prefers his familiar routines: the pub quiz, his favorite bench, his cat waiting for him at home. His days of adventure are over. Adrenaline is daughter-in-law Amy’s job now.
Amy Wheeler thinks adrenaline is good for the soul. Working in private security, every day is dangerous. She’s currently on a remote island protecting mega-bestselling author Rosie D’Antonio, until a dead body and a bag of money mean trouble in paradise. So she sends an SOS to the only person she trusts . . .
As a thrilling race around the world begins, can Amy and Steve outrun and outsmart a killer?
Solving murders. It’s a family business.
Upcoming Mystery/Thriller Book Club Books:
July 16th- The Frozen River by Aril Lawhon
August 20th- This Book Will Bury Me by Ashley Winstead
September 17th- Famous Last Words by Gillian McAllister
October 15th- A Murder for Miss Hortense by Mel Pennant
November 19th- 10 Marchfield Square by Nicola Whyte
December 17th- The Busybody Book Club by Freya Sampson
