Moke Hill READS

Sep 12, 2016 by contributor

Moke Hill READS:  next meeting Tuesday October 4, 7 PM, Moke Hill Library/Archive

 

Book: The Island Beneath the Sea, by Isabel Allende

The latest novel from this award-winning author, her epic tale travels from the sugar plantations of Saint-Domingue to the lavish parlors of New Orleans at the turn of the 19^th century.  The life of the slave Tété becomes intertwined with that of her plantation owner over four tumultuous decades. This is the saga of an extraordinary woman determined to find love amid loss and forge her own identify under cruel circumstances.

 

NEXT BOOKS

November 1^st:  Whisky, Tango, Foxtrot, by Kim Barker. Memoir of a journalist in Afghanistan and Pakistan.

December 6^th:  The Cookoo’s Calling, by Robert Galbraith. Novel about the murder of a supermodel investigated by PI Strike.

December 4^th:  The Oregon Trail: A New American Journey, by Rinker Buck. Modern account of traveling the Oregon Trail in a mule-teamed covered wagon.

 

Moke Hill Reads Book Club:  First Tuesday of every month. No commitment, No attendance taken, No restrictions, No membership, No dues. For everyone interested in good books and discussions about them. Sponsored by the Mokelumne Hill Friends of the Library. Send your email address or watch for announcements on mokehill.org and other news sources. Contact Janet Dock:  janetdock@me.com