Wellesley Friday Morning Book/Movie Group

Friday, July 17th

Arnold Room (second floor)

10 AM to 11 AM

All are welcome to come and join in the discussion!   In July, we will discuss Jeanette Walls' The Glass Castle, a memoir which won numerous awards and remained on the NY Times bestseller list for more than six years. At times astonishing and sad, Walls' story is one of resilience and triumph over impossible odds.

Jeanette Walls graduated form Barnard College and was a journalist in New York. She is the author of The Silver Star and Half Broke Horses, named one of the ten best books of 2009 by the editors of The New York Times Book Review. Walls lives in rural Virginia with her husband, the writer, John Taylor. 

Wellesley Friday Morning Book/Movie Group

Wellesley Friday Morning Book/Movie Group

Friday June 19, 2015

10:00 AM to 11:00 AM

Arnold Room

All are welcome to come and join in the discussion!  Our group meets on the third Friday of each month from 10-11AM. This month we will discuss the book What is the What : the autobiography of Valentino Achak Deng. Dave Eggers'  moving and beautiful novel is about one of the thousands of Lost Boys of Sudan who was forced to leave his village at the age of seven to search for freedom. Eggers, a Boston native, was a National Book Critics Circle Award  finalist for this work.

 What is the What: the autobiography of Valentino Achak Deng

by Dave Eggers

If you enjoyed Zeitoun, A heartbreaking work of staggering genius, or A hologram for the king, please join us on June 19 for the Wellesley Friday Morning Book/Movie Club when we will discuss What is the What : The Authobiography of Valentino Achak Deng, Eggers' astonishing and harrowing novel of a Sudanese refuge who triumphs over horrific tragedy and disaster.  The group meets at 10AM in the Arnold Room on the 2nd floor of the Main Library.  The book is available for checkout at the Reference Desk on the 2nd floor.

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Nora Webster

by Colm Toibin

If you enjoyed Brooklyn and The Master and The Testament of Mary,  please join us at the Wellesley Friday Morning Book/Movie Group on May 15 at 10AM when we will discuss Colm Toibin's newest literary achievement. Nora Webster is the beautifully rendered character portrait of a young widow struggling with grief set in mid 20th century Ireland. Both the book and audio are available for checkout at the Reference Desk. 

Wellesley Friday Morning Book/Movie Group

Friday February 20, 2015

10:00 AM to 11:00 AM

Arnold Room

All are welcome to come and join in the discussion!  Our group meets on the third Friday of each month from 10-11AM. For our February meeting, we are reading Then Again, Diane Keaton's delightful and powerful memoir focusing on family ties and the influence these have on our relationships. Copies of the book are available at the Reference Desk on the 2nd floor. New participants are welcome to join at any time. For more information, Contact Deb Berenbaum at 781 235 1610 x1220 or dberenbaum@minlib.net