Let's Talk About It Book Discussion Group
Today is 3/12/2010
Love, Forgiveness, and Wisdom
Let's Talk About It book discussion group meets once a month to discuss a work chosen from the semester's theme and to learn more about the author.
Copies of the books are available for loan from the library's Information Desk. To sign up for this series, call (515) 239-5656 or visit the Information Desk.
The History of Love by Nicole KraussTuesday, February 16 at 7pm A long-lost book reappears, mysteriously connecting an old man searching for his son and a girl seeking a cure for her widowed mother's loneliness. This extraordinary book was inspired by the author's four grandparents and by a pantheon of authors whose work is haunted by loss—Bruno Schulz, Franz Kafka, Isaac Babel, and more. It is truly a history of love: a tale brimming with laughter, irony, passion, and soaring imaginative power. Atonement by Ian McEwanTuesday, March 23 at 7pm In 1935, thirteen-year-old Briony witnesses a moment’s flirtation between her older sister, Cecilia, and the son of a servant. But Briony’s incomplete grasp of adult motives and her precocious imagination bring about a crime that will change all their lives. The Winter’s Tale by William ShakespeareTuesday, April 20 at 7pm One of Shakespeare's final plays, The Winter's Tale is a romantic comedy with elements of tragedy and is noted for its use of realism. Leontes, the king of Sicilia, jealously believes that his faithful wife Hermione has committed adultery with his old friend Polixenes, the king of Bohemia. Sense and Sensibility by Jane AustenTuesday, May 18 at 7pm Jane Austen’s first published novel, Sense and Sensibility is a tale of flirtation and folly that revolves around two starkly different sisters, Elinor and Marianne Dashwood. While Elinor is thoughtful, considerate, and calm, her younger sister is emotional and wildly romantic. Both are looking for a husband, but neither Elinor’s reason nor Marianne’s passion can lead them to perfect happiness. |
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Sponsored by the Friends of the Ames Public Library. This semester’s series is supported by The Fetzer Institute’s Campaign for Love & Forgiveness. The Fetzer Institute’s mission, to foster awareness of the power of love and forgiveness in the emerging global community, rests on its conviction that efforts to address the critical issues facing the world must go beyond political, social and economic strategies to their psychological and spiritual roots.