Our book for October is The Madonnas of Leningrad by Debra Dean.
"A wonderfully spare and elegant novel in which the 900-day siege of Leningrad during World War II is echoed by the destructive siege against the mind and memory of an elderly Russian woman suffering from Alzheimer's. The novel shifts between two settings: 1941 Leningrad, when the city was surrounded by German troops, and the present-day, as Marina, who had been a docent at Leningrad's Hermitage Museum during WWII, prepares for the wedding of her granddaughter off the coast of Seattle in the Pacific Northwest. THE MADONNAS OF LENINGRAD is first and foremost an eloquent tribute to the beauty and resilience of memory, especially as contrasted to the incomparable devastation that comes with its loss to Alzheimer's." William Morrow, Publisher
To watch a short video of Debra discussing her novel go to this link: Debra Dean The Madonnas of Leningrad movie clip
Adrienne Rogers will be hosting the book club meeting discussion for this book. It will be another Friday light luncheon in late October (either the 23rd or the 30th). More details will come soon!
We also talked about choosing a name for our Book Club.
Feel free to post your suggestions as comments here
and we will come up with a name at the October meeting.
THANK YOU!!
Feel free to post your suggestions as comments here
and we will come up with a name at the October meeting.
THANK YOU!!
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