Lemuria readers: If you are thinking of including more reading and maybe a book club in your New Year’s resolutions, here’s the ticket: Lemuria’s book club “Atlantis”, which meets the first Thursday of the month late afternoon in the upstairs lobby just outside of Lemuria’s front door.
For January, we’ll be reading The Piano Teacher by Janice Y. K. Lee. Set in 1942, in Hong Kong, the story revolves around a newly arrived Englishman who becomes involved with a young married woman newly settled in the city. However, his past relationship, ten years prior, clouds their love as the story becomes more and more entangled by politics, war, prisons, and famine.
For February, City of Refuge, a novel by Tom Piazza, which won the Willie Morris award this year, explores the psychological conflicts between remaining loyal to New Orleans after Katrina versus “what is right for one’s family.” Character driven, City of Refuge not only explores the physical devastation left by Katrina, but also the emotional carnage left.
For March, we will discuss Canadian Gil Adamson’s The Outlander. Full of action set in the snow covered mountains of the west in the early 1900s, this captivating novel follows a woman who desperately tries to outrun her murdered husband’s twin red headed brothers. On horseback, she frantically flees encountering numerous obstacles and curious people.
So, that should whet your appetite for some good reads. Members of the book club receive a 10% discount on the book club selections. Even if you can’t work “Atlantis” into your schedule, read these enticing titles. They are all out in paperback! A great stocking stuffer, each of these would be as well!
Happy Holiday Reading,
-Nan
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