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Sisterhood Book Discussion
Thursday, September 10
8:15 PM
The Nineteenth Wife
By David Ebershoff
This novel mixes the early history of the Mormon Church with the story of a modern-day murder in a breakaway Mormon cult. It poses engaging challenges for the faithful in any denomination without discounting the essential value of faith. The result is a book packed with historical illumination, unforgettable characters and the deepest questions about the tenacity of belief.
For enrichment on the topic: ESCAPE by Carolyn Jessop and/or
SHATTERED DREAMS: MY LIFE AS A POLYGAMIST'S WIFE by Irene Spencer
Sisterhood Book Discussion
Thursday, October 15
8:15 PM
A Thousand Splendid Suns
By Khaled Hosseini
A Thousand Splendid Suns is at once a remarkable chronicle of three decades of Afghan history and a deeply moving account of family and friendship. It is a striking, heartwrenching novel of an unforgiving time, an unlikely friendship, and an indestructible love — a stunning accomplishment.
Sisterhood Book Discussion
Thursday, November 19
8:15 PM
Mudbound
By Hillary Jordan
A compelling family tragedy, a confluence of romantic attraction and racial hatred that eventually falls like an avalanche. Indeed, the last third of the book is downright breathless.
Sisterhood Book Discussion
Thursday, January 14, 2010
8:15 PM
Olive Kitteridge
by Elizabeth Strout
Olive Kitteridge is labeled "a novel in stories;" but each of the 13 tales can stand on its own. By its very structure, sliding in and out of different tales and different perspectives, it illuminates both what people understand about others and what they understand about themselves.
Sisterhood Book Discussion
Thursday, February 11, 2010
8:15 PM
Unaccustomed Earth
by Jhumpa Lahiri
These eight stories take us from Cambridge and Seattle to India and Thailand, as they explore the secrets at the heart of family life.
Sisterhood Book Discussion
Thursday, March 18, 2010
8:15 PM
The Thirteenth Tale
by Diane Setterfield
A compelling emotional mystery in the timeless vein of Daphne du Maurier's Rebecca, about family secrets and the magic of books and storytelling.
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Updated July 12, 2006 
