BOOK CLUB: James – Percival Everett
Wednesday 30th April – 7:15 for :7:30pm
The Mississippi River, 1861. When the enslaved Jim overhears that he is about to be sold to a new owner in New Orleans and separated from his wife and daughter forever, he flees to nearby Jackson’s Island until he can formulate a plan.
Meanwhile, Huck Finn has faked his own death to escape his violent father who recently returned to town. So begins a dangerous and transcendent journey along the Mississippi River, towards the elusive promise of the free states and beyond. As James and Huck navigate the treacherous waters, each bend in the river holds the promise of both salvation and demise.
And together, the unlikely pair embark on the most life-changing odyssey of them all . . .
CLASSIC BOOK CLUB: The Bridge of San Luis Rey – Thornton Wilder
Wednesday 28th May – 7:15 for :7:30pm
An ancient bridge collapses over a gorge in Peru, hurling five people into the abyss. It seems a meaningless human tragedy. But one witness, a Franciscan monk, believes the deaths might not be as random as they appear.
Convinced that the disaster is a punishment sent from Heaven, the monk sets out to discover all he can about the travellers. The five strangers were connected in some way, he thinks. There must be a purpose behind their deaths.
But are their lost lives the result of sin? Or of love?
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