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Ellettsville Book Group
The Calamity Club by Kathryn Stockett
Thursday, October 15
1:00pm - 2:00pm
Ellettsville Branch
Ellettsville Meeting Room BJoin us on the third Thursday of the month to discuss a dynamic mix of fiction and nonfiction. Age 18 and up.
Book summary:
Oxford, Mississippi, 1933. Abandoned by her mother one Christmas Eve, 11-year-old Meg Lefleur has learned the hard way to rely on no one. Now one of the unadoptable "big girls" at the Lafayette County Orphan Asylum, she fights each day to keep her spirit unbowed. Birdie Calhoun, unmarried and outspoken, has come to Oxford to ask her socialite sister to help the struggling family she’s left behind. But as the Depression tightens its grip, Birdie discovers her sister’s seemingly charmed life is a tapestry of lies. Then, Birdie encounters Charlie, a woman running low on luck with little left to lose. When their fates—and Meg’s—converge, Charlie comes up with an audacious plan for them to take control of their lives. But in a place and time where hypocrisy is rife and women’s freedom is fragile, even the smallest act of defiance can have dangerous consequences.
Ellettsville Branch
The Ellettsville Branch, located in the Downtown Historic District of Ellettsville, has reservable meeting rooms, age-specific spaces for children and teens, and an outdoor garden area.