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Contemporary Fiction Book Club

Read and discuss award-winning contemporary fiction

A book club to discuss contemporary fiction titles. Registration is required. Register early so we can help you find a copy of the book in time for the discussion.

Come to our Contemporary Fiction Book Club to discuss award winning fiction titles with fellow library patrons. 

In September -- In the Time of Our History by Susanne Pari.  "Alive with the tensions, sacrifices, and joys that thrum within the heart of every family, In the Time of Our History is also laced with the richness of ancient and modern Persian culture and politics, in a tale that is both timeless and profoundly relevant." -Publisher

In October -- The Family Chao by Lan Samantha Chang "The Family Chao offers a kaleidoscopic, highly entertaining portrait of a Chinese American family grappling with the dark undercurrents of a seemingly pleasant small town. "At once a brilliant reimagining of Dostoevsky and a wholly original and gripping story about the passions, rivalries, and searing pressures that roil a singular immigrant family."--Jess Walter, author of The Cold Millions"--Publisher

For November -- Warlight by Michael Ondaatje- "In a narrative as beguiling and mysterious as memory itself—shadowed and luminous at once—we read the story of fourteen-year-old Nathaniel, and his older sister, Rachel. In 1945, just after World War II, they stay behind in London when their parents move to Singapore, leaving them in the care of a mysterious figure named The Moth." -Publisher

For December -- Hotel du Lac by Anita Brookner - "It tells the story of Edith Hope, who writes romance novels under a pseudonym. When her life begins to resemble the plots of her own novels, however, Edith flees to Switzerland, where the quiet luxury of the Hotel du Lac promises to restore her to her senses." 

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