A Summer Reading/Discussion Program

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Belltower Cultural Center - Martins Creek, PA

A Summer Reading/Discussion Program Hosted by Melba Tolliver and Regina Marinelli

Belltower Cultural Center

A Summer Reading/Discussion Program Hosted by Melba Tolliver and Regina MarinelliSummer and books go hand in hand, at least for the book lovers hosting a new program at the Bell Tower. Join Melba and Regina once a month, from May to September, to discuss the book of the month, to share your thoughts about a book that you’ve recently read and to even give a book away to a new or old acquaintance. Don’t forget to bring a suggestion for our next “read”. <h1>Night Watch (Pulitzer Prize Winner)</h1>PULITZER PRIZE WINNER • LONGLISTED FOR THE NATIONAL BOOK AWARD IN FICTION • A NEW YORKER BEST BOOK OF THE YEAR • From one of our most accomplished novelists, a mesmerizing story about a mother and daughter seeking refuge in the chaotic aftermath of the Civil War—and a brilliant portrait of family endurance against all odds “A tour de force.” —Tayari Jones, author of An American Marriage In 1874, in the wake of the War, erasure, trauma, and namelessness haunt civilians and veterans, renegades and wanderers, freedmen and runaways. Twelve-year-old ConaLee, the adult in her family for as long as she can remember, finds herself on a buckboard journey with her mother, Eliza, who hasn’t spoken in more than a year. They arrive at the Trans-Allegheny Lunatic Asylum in West Virginia, delivered to the hospital’s entrance by a war veteran who has forced himself into their world. There, far from family, a beloved neighbor, and the mountain home they knew, they try to reclaim their lives. The omnipresent vagaries of war and race rise to the surface as we learn their story: their flight to the highest mountain ridges of western Virginia; the disappearance of ConaLee’s father, who left for the War and never returned. Meanwhile, in the asylum, they begin to find a new path. ConaLee pretends to be her mother’s maid; Eliza responds slowly to treatment. They get swept up in the life of the facility—the mysterious man they call the Night Watch; the orphan child called Weed; the fearsome woman who runs the kitchen; the remarkable doctor at the head of the institution. Epic, enthralling, and meticulously crafted, Night Watch is a stunning chronicle of surviving war and its aftermath.SEE LESS

Bury your nose in a book with Melba and Regina!

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