Hey Seniors! Join us at the Riverton Senior Center the first Thursday of every month for Book Club. Call 385-468-3040 to register. 12914 S Redwood Road, just to the southeast of the library.
May: The Lion Women of Tehran by Marjan Kamali
"Explores the intertwined yet divergent lives of two Iranian girls as they grow into adulthood and experience different social classes, political leanings, and dreams. A textured but hopeful exploration of the bonds of friendship and loyalty among women, the shaping influence of class and culture, and how the changes in government have impacted Iranian women from 1950 onward."
June: The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo by Taylor Jenkins Reid
"When an aging and reclusive Hollywood icon selects an unknown magazine reporter to write her life story, the baffled journalist forges deep ties with the actress during a complicated interview process that exposes their tragic common history."
July: The Small and the Mighty by Sharon McMahon
"From America’s favorite government teacher, a fascinating and fun portrait of twelve ordinary Americans whose courage formed the character of our country. In The Small and the Mighty, Sharon McMahon proves that the most remarkable Americans are often ordinary people who didn’t make it into the textbooks."
August: Harlem Rhapsody by Victoria Christopher Murray
"The extraordinary story of Jessie Redmon Fauset, who ignited the Harlem Renaissance, as she navigates love, identity, ambition, and the vibrant cultural awakening of the era while striving to find her voice and place in a world defined by race and gender."
September: Raising Hare by Chloe Dalton
"A moving and fascinating meditation on freedom, trust, loss, and our relationship with the natural world, explored through the story of one woman’s unlikely friendship with a wild hare."
October: The Women of Wild Hill by Kirsten Miller
"Summoned back to their ancestral home on Wild Hill, three generations of Duncan women--estranged sisters and an unknowing daughter--must embrace their magical legacy and reconcile old grievances to stop a rising elemental force bent on reshaping humanity's future."
November: The Frozen River by Ariel Lawlon
"In 1789 Maine, a man accused of rape is found frozen in a river while another accused man, a judge, has disappeared. Midwife Martha Ballard (who's based on a real person) investigates it all in this intricate tale that combines history, mystery, and courtroom suspense."
