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Join our discussion on "Isola" by Allegra Goodman
We will meet in the storytime room. This is the sliding door with the tree on it in the children's area. We will also have a session available through Zoom for those who would like to attend virtually. Please contact Jamie at mccref@slcolibrary.org for the login information. Books are always available for the month prior to the book club meeting. They are in the holds area under "Tuesday Evening Book Group".
Book summary:
"Heir to a fortune, Marguerite is destined for a life of prosperity and gentility. Then she is orphaned, and her guardian--an enigmatic and volatile man--spends her inheritance and insists she accompany him on an expedition to New France. Isolated and afraid, Marguerite befriends her guardian's servant and the two develop an intense attraction. But when their relationship is discovered, they are brutally punished and abandoned on a small island with no hope for rescue. Once a child of privilege who dressed in gowns and laced pearls in her hair, Marguerite finds herself at the mercy of nature. As the weather turns, blanketing the island in ice, she discovers a faith she'd never before needed. Inspired by the real life of a sixteenth-century heroine, Isola is the timeless story of a woman fighting for survival"-- Amazon.com.