August 7, 2008

Afternoon Book Discussions in the Quiet Reading Room

Thursday, September 25th at 2 p.m.

The Optimist’s Daughter by Eudora Welty

The Optimist’s Daughter is the story of Laurel McKelva Hand, a young woman who has left the South and returns, years later, to New Orleans, where her father is dying. After his death, she and her silly young stepmother go back still farther, to the small Mississippi town where she grew up. Alone in the old house, Laurel finally comes to an understanding of the past, herself, and her parents.  (From Google Book Search)

Thursday, October 30th at 2 p.m.

The Spectator Bird by Wallace Stegner

Retired Literary Agent, Joe Allston passes through life as a spectator until he discovers the journals of a trip he took to his mother’s birthplace years before. (NoveList)

Discussion Leader:  Kris Downs