Moke Hill READS Book Club

Jul 30, 2022 by contributor

August 2, 2022, 7 PM.  The Sound of Language, by Amulya Malladi.  Escaping warn-torn Kabul, Raihana settles with relatives in the cold, damp country of Denmark. In language school she struggles to learn Danish with its alien sounds. To improve her speaking skills, she apprentices to Gunnar, a reclusive widower, and they develop a friendship over the tending of his hives.  The violence of her homeland, however, eventually finds her and she and Gunnar are forced to confront the ghosts of the past as they navigate an uncertain future.

September 6, 2022, 7 PM.  SUMMER BOOK REPORT.  What did you read this summer? Mysteries? Biographies? Science Fiction? Fantasy? Romance? Nature Studies?   Come and tell us about your favorites. Or, send us an email with recommendations we can share.

October 4, 2022, 7 PM.  Anxious People, by Fredrik Backman.  An apartment open-house turns into a hostage situation when a failed bank robber bursts in and holds the attendees at gun point.  The odd mix of people are soon identified as “the worst hostages in the world.”” Each with their own grievances and stories, they become reluctant allies when hidden truths about themselves set in motion a chain of events so unexpected that even they are surprised by the ending.  Author Backman is a master of dialogue and plot, and author of  award-winning novels Beartown and A Man Called Ove.

Moke Hill Reads Book Club:  First Tuesday of every month – No commitment, No attendance taken, No membership, No dues. For everyone interested in good books and discussions about them. Sponsored by the Mokelumne Hill Friends of the Library. Send us your email address or watch for announcements on mokehill.org and other news sources. Contact Shona Sramala: shonanana1@gmail.com; or Julia Costello: juliamokehill@gmail.com.