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Words & Wine is Tuesday, April 4 @ 6pm
Come for pupu, refreshments, talk story, and short talks from these local authors:
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aka M. W. Lilly
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M. W. Lilly: Eyes of a Valley Girl
M.W. Lilly was a Valley Girl before becoming a Kona Girl over thirty years ago. Eyes of a Valley Girl is the story of an invisible, magical world which sustained the author's troubled adolescence during the turbulence of the 60's cultural revolution. The main character, Marianne, navigates a swirling brew of family, friends, school, French culture, Viet Nam, and an alcoholic family, as she prepares to graduate from High School.
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Patricia Leo: Little One
Little One, is a story of a day in the life of a wee mouse who lives with a family on a country homestead in the warmth of Hawaii. Children are given the chance to see through the eyes and heart of this small being as he travels through his waking hours, concerning himself with life as he knows it, finding food, experiencing his environment and relating to others on his way.
Patricia Leo is a longtime resident on the Big Island.
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Peter Lester
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Peter Lester:
Out of he Shadow & Into the Fire
In Out of the Shadows and into the Fire we meet Josh Mayer, a high school sophomore who lives in the shadow of his older brother. Josh plans a summer bike trip that turns into a series of rousing adventures including getting lost, facing a rattlesnake, fighting a forest fire, and dealing heroically with a helicopter crash
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Peter Lester is a retired college professor; he has written a number of technical publications, including a couple of textbooks, but this is his first foray into fiction.
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Our Book clubs are fun and friendly!
Read the book, bring either a pupu or beverage, and enjoy a lively discussion.
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The Widow
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Our Fiction Group: The Widow by Fiona Barton
Following the twists and turns of an unimaginable crime,
The Widow is an electrifying debut thriller that will take you into the dark spaces that exist between a husband and a wife. When the police started asking questions, Jean Taylor turned into a different woman. One who enabled her and her husband to carry on when more bad things began to happen. . . But that woman's husband died last week. And Jean doesn't have to be her anymore. There's a lot Jean hasn't said over the years about the crime her husband was suspected of committing. She was too busy being the perfect wife, standing by her man while living with the accusing glares and the anonymous harassment. Now there's no reason to stay quiet.
Join us to talk about this novel of suspense on Tuesday, April 11 @
6:30pm.
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Round Ireland with a fridge
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Our Travel Group: Round Ireland with a fridge by Tony Hawks
Have you ever made a drunken bet? Worse, still, have you ever tried to win one? In attempting to hitchhike round Ireland with a fridge, Tony Hawks did both, and his foolhardiness led him to one of the best experiences of his life. In their month of madness, Tony and his fridge met a real prince, a bogus king, and the fridge got christened. They surfed together, entered a bachelor festival, and one of them had sex without the other knowing. And unexpectedly, the fridge itself became a momentary focus for the people of Ireland. Ireland and Fridges are on the agenda on
Tuesday, April 18 @ 6:30pm.
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Joy and Brenda (Owners)
Noble and Chloe (Cats)
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Hours:
Monday-Friday: 10am-6pm;
Saturday: 10am-5pm;
Sunday: 11am-5pm
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