Book Banter

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Program Type:

Discussion

Age Group:

Adults Age 18+, Seniors

Program Description

Event Details

Pick up a copy of the book a month before the discussion, read, and discuss a different book each month.

Apr 2: Women’s Hotel by Daniel Lavery

The Biedermeier may lack the glamour of the Barbizon, but its residents still lead vivid, entangled lives. Katherine, the weary manager; Lucianne, the pleasure-seeking rebel; Kitty, the freeloader; Ruth, the frustrated hairdresser; Pauline, the typesetter; and Stephen, the elevator operator and Cooper Union student, all navigate shifting jobs, lost opportunities, and fading routines. As they forgo comforts, chase work, and confront personal disappointments, they share one certainty: the Biedermeier’s days are dwindling, and they must make the most of what remains.

Read with Libby: eAudiobook

Read with hoopla: eBook