NPL/COA Book Group
Tuesday, October 182:00—3:00 PMNorfolk Council on AgingNorfolk Public Library2 Liberty Lane, Norfolk, MA, 02056
The Norfolk Public Library, in partnership with the Council on Aging, is hosting a book group that will meet on the third Tuesday of every month. This group will meet at the COA.
Copies will be brought to the September meeting, but will also be available all month at the library, just ask for a copy at the circulation desk.
October Title: The Paper Palace by Miranda Cowley Heller
Synopsis (source: Amazon):
It is a perfect July morning, and Elle, a 50-year-old happily married mother of three, awakens at “The Paper Palace” - the family summer place which she has visited every summer of her life. But this morning is different: Last night Elle and her oldest friend, Jonas, crept out the back door into the darkness and had sex with each other for the first time, all while their spouses chatted away inside. Now, over the next 24 hours, Elle will have to decide between the life she has made with her genuinely beloved husband, Peter, and the life she always imagined she would have had with her childhood love, Jonas, if a tragic event hadn’t forever changed the course of their lives. As Heller colors in the experiences that have led Elle to this day, we arrive at her ultimate decision with all its complexity. Tender yet devastating, The Paper Palace considers the tensions between desire and dignity, the legacies of abuse, and the crimes and misdemeanors of families.
No Registration Required