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Meet an Author for Lunch
Wednesday, October 12 at 12pm
The Book That Matters Most
By: Ann Hood
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The Hickory Stick Bookshop will continue its Meet an Author for Lunch series with Ann Hood in celebration of her new novel, The Book That Matters Moston Wednesday, October 12th at 12pm. Guests can enjoy an intimate, catered lunch with the author, followed by discussion and a signing - all for the price of the book! Please call 860-868-0525 to reserve your place.
About the book:
Ava's twenty-five-year marriage has fallen apart, and her two grown children are pursuing their own lives outside of the country. Ava joins a book group, not only for her love of reading but also out of sheer desperation for companionship. The group's goal throughout the year is for each member to present the book that matters most to them. Ava rediscovers a mysterious book from her childhood one that helped her through the traumas of the untimely deaths of her sister and mother. Alternating with Ava's story is that of her troubled daughter Maggie, who, living in Paris, descends into a destructive relationship with an older man. Ava's mission to find that book and its enigmatic author takes her on a quest that unravels the secrets of her past and offers her and Maggie the chance to remake their lives.
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Meet an Author For Lunch
Wednesday, October 19th at 12pm
Carrie Welton by Charles Monagan
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Meet an Author for Lunch with Charles Monagan in celebration of his novel,
Carrie Welton
on Wednesday, October 19
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at 12pm. Guests can enjoy an intimate, catered lunch with the author, followed by discussion and a signing - all for the price of the book! Please call 860-868-0525 to reserve your place.
About the book:
Eighteen-year-old Carrie Welton is restless, unhappy, and ill-suited to the conventions of nineteenth-century New England. When she is presented with an opportunity to escape in a socially approved manner, she leaps at the chance. Leaving behind personal horrors and the restraints of "good society," she moves to New York, where a group of young artists are beginning to transform that city and make a name for themselves. As she struggles to find her own talent and identity, Carrie wanders from adventure to misadventure. Her travels put her in the path of Bohemian painters, poets, singers, social crusaders, opium eaters, Irish gangs, gamblers, and independent feminists who are redefining what being a woman can mean.
Carrie's demons, however, continue to haunt her, even as she discovers her true calling. In the end, freedom, guilt, forgiveness and death are inextricably bound. But Carrie, being Carrie, sends an astonishing letter from the grave and thus engineers her final escape--forever into your heart.
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New Releases in
Hardcover and Paperback
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Friday, October 7th at 5pm, The Hickory Stick's Not-So--Secret Readers Society meets to discuss Candy Makers
by Wendy Mass. IIn the town of Spring Haven, four children have been selected to compete in the national candymaking contest of a lifetime. Who will make a candy more delicious than the Oozing Crunchorama or the Neon Yellow Lightning Chew?
Logan, the candymaker's son, who can detect the color of chocolate by feel alone? Miles, the boy allergic to rowboats and the color pink?
Daisy, the cheerful girl who can lift a fifty-pound lump of taffy as if it were a feather?
Philip, the suit-and-tie-wearing boy who's always scribbling in a secret notebook?
This sweet, charming, and cleverly crafted story, told from each contestant's perspective, is filled with mystery, friendship, and juicy revelations.
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Our book club is open to all (suggested age: 8-12) and no registration is required, so please feel free to read the book and join in on the discussion!
Questions? Please call 860-868-0525.
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Monday, October 24th at 6:30pm, The Hickory Stick Bookshop's Boo
k Club will meet and discuss
Our Souls at Night
by Kent Haruf.
In the familiar setting of Holt, Colorado, home to all of Kent Haruf's
inimitable fiction, Addie Moore pays an unexpected visit to a neighbor, Louis Waters. Her husband died years ago, as did his wife, and in such a small town they naturally have known of each other for decades; in fact, Addie was quite fond of Louis's wife. His daughter lives hours away, her son even farther, and Addie and Louis have long been living alone in empty houses, the nights so terribly lonely, especially with no one to talk with. But maybe that could change? As Addie and Louis come to know each other better--their pleasures and their difficulties--a beautiful story of second chances unfolds, making
the perfect final installment to this beloved writer's enduring contribution to American literature.
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Our book club is open to all and no registration is required, so please feel free to read the book and join in on the discussion!
Questions? Please call 860-868-0525.
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