Join this book club to discuss nature-focused reads each month. You'll also learn how to become more ecologically-minded through activities and speakers designed to enhance our reading. Age 18 and up.
This month, join us at RCA Community Park (1400 W. RCA Park Drive, Bloomington) to discuss how nature, fairytales, and folklore weave together. Our book for this month is The River Has Roots by Amal El-Mohtar.
Summary:
In the small town of Thistleford, on the edge of Faerie, dwells the mysterious Hawthorn family. There, they tend and harvest the enchanted willows and honour an ancient compact to sing to them in thanks for their magic. None more devotedly than the family’s latest daughters, Esther and Ysabel, who cherish each other as much as they cherish the ancient trees. But when Esther rejects a forceful suitor in favor of a lover from the land of Faerie, not only the sisters’ bond—but also their lives—will be at risk.
Please contact Maggie Hutt at mhutt@mcpl.info if you have any questions about this program.
