Cathy Tile, fantastic book reviewer will “unpack” each book & make time for a general Q & A and discussion. Handouts will be provided together with the zoom link info prior to each meeting.
Drawing on Maggie O’Farrell’s long-term fascination with the little-known story behind Shakespeare’s most enigmatic play, Hamnet is a luminous portrait of a marriage, at its heart the loss of a beloved child.
“Of all the stories that argue and speculate about Shakespeare’s life … here is a novel … so gorgeously written that it transports you.” —The Boston Globe
The series includes:
Oct. 4, 2021 – The Convert by Stefan Hertmans
Nov. 29, 2021 – Klara & the Sun by Kazuo Ishiguro
Jan. 31, 2022 – Hamnet by Maggie O’Farrell
April 4, 2022 – Madame Fourcade’s Secret War by Lynne Olson
May 16, 2022- The Mystery of Mrs. Christie by Marie Benedict