Warsaw Public Library Book Club would like to invite all who are interested to join them monthly as they read fun and interesting books. They meet on the first Tuesday of each month at 6 p.m. in the library conference room.
The club members are excited to share that not only will they be announcing their reads for the next few months, but they have also decided to include in their write-ups a review of the last book read so readers can get a feel for what the members, as a club, thought of the last book.
Readers may remember that for the January meeting the book we read was “The Book of Lost Names” by Kristin Harmel. This book was inspired by true stories from World War II and is about a young Jewish woman who flees Paris with her mother, after the arrest of her father. She has a talent for forgery and finds herself committing to a forgery ring whose primary goal is to create documents that will help hundreds of Jewish children flee the Nazis. The story is told in dual timelines from the present-day perspective of Eva who is a semi-retired librarian living in Florida, and the young Eva as she flees Paris and joins an underground forgery operation in a small mountain town near the Switzerland border. The Book of Lost Names becomes an important link between the two timelines.
The Warsaw Book Club enthusiastically recommends “The Book of Lost Names” for readers who like page-turning and engaging historical fiction, for those who appreciate World War II stories, and for fans who love stories featuring inspirational and brave women. This book is a fantastic book that members believe everyone will enjoy and should be included in the list for other book clubs to try. Warsaw Book Club gave this book a 4.3 out of 5, the same rating he Goodreads site gave the book.
For our February meeting we are encouraging everyone to find a James Patterson book and “read & report.” Patterson has written more than 200 novels since 1976, has had more than 114 New York Times bestselling novels, and holds The New York Times record for most No. 1 New York Times bestsellers.
For our March meeting we will be reading “Caroline” written by Sarah Miller. In this novel, authorized by the Little House estate, Sarah Miller vividly recreates the beauty, hardship, and joys of the frontier in a dazzling work of historical fiction, a captivating story that illuminates one courageous, resilient, and loving pioneer woman as never before – Caroline Ingalls, “Ma” in Laura Ingalls Wilder’s beloved Little House books. For fans of the “Little House on the Prairie” books this is an excellent read!
And we will be discussing “The Book of Polly” by Kathy Hepistall, for our April meeting. This is a heartfelt story of a mother and daughter’s journey; the daughter’s search for a miracle; with wit and humor dotted throughout; and the deep love between the two main characters. Polly is a wonderful Southern woman with her quirks and mannerisms sometimes highly outrageous.
Thank you to all those who have reported that they are “reading along.” We hope to see you all at the next book club meeting and Happy Reading!
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