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Evening Book Club - Silk

  • 15 Dec 2011
  • 8:00 PM - 10:00 PM
  • Llewellyn Home

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Thursday, December 15th, 8:00 PM

Llewellyn Home
15 Lincoln Lane
 
We hope you will join us this month as we discuss Silk, by Alessandro Baricco.  December can be a busy time of year, so this month’s selection is slim – about 100 pages.  Please join us at Christine Llewellyn’s home on December 15th at 8pm for lively conversation and discussion.  Kindly bring either something savory or sweet - but casual and small in quantity - or a drink to share.  Please RSVP online or toeveningbook@ridgefieldnewcomers.org by Thursday, December 8th.

Amazon.com Review:

Baricco, the author of two prize-winning novels, spins an enchanting novella as delicate as the silk that fills the story. In the 1860s, Herve Joncour makes four difficult journeys from France to Japan to obtain eggs for breeding silkworms. Japan is closed to the world, but he manages to negotiate with a local baron to obtain the eggs. While there, he notices a young woman who does not have oriental eyes. Though they never address each other, they conduct a secret affair. The story, told exquisitely and very well translated, conveys the richness, delicacy, and mystery of the book's sought-after fabric.

Several copies of our monthly selection will be on hold at the Ridgefield Library by mid-November.  Please ask at the main circulation desk for a copy to borrow.  

SAVE THE DATE:  In January, we will be meeting on January 19th.  Book selection information to follow via email and next month’s newsletter.



Lynn Isaac & Christine Llewellyn
203-438-8142(Lynn); 203-403-3313 (Christine)

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