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Thursday, July 29
Enidina Current and Mary Morrow live on neighboring farms in the flat, hard country of the upper Midwest during the early 1900s. This hardscrabble life comes easily to some, like Eddie, who has never wanted more than the land she works and the animals she raises on it with her husband, Frank. But for the deeply religious Mary, farming is an awkward living and at odds with her more cosmopolitan inclinations. Still, Mary creates a clean and orderly home life for her stormy husband, Jack, and her sons, while she adapts to the isolation of a rural town through the inspiration of a local preacher. She is the first to befriend Eddie in a relationship that will prove as rugged as the ground they walk on. Despite having little in common, Eddie and Mary need one another for survival and companionship. But as the Great Depression threatens, the delicate balance of their reliance on one another tips, pitting neighbor against neighbor, exposing the dark secrets they hide from one another, and triggering a series of disquieting events that threaten to unravel not only their friendship but their families as well. In this luminous and unforgettable debut, Michelle Hoover explores the polarization of the human soul in times of hardship and the instinctual drive for self-preservation by whatever means necessary. The Quickening stands as a novel of lyrical precision and historical consequence, reflecting the resilience and sacrifices required even now in our modern troubled times. Tuesday, August 3
Join the group for some words and wine! Local author Jerry Hooten has organized this group to discuss the ins and outs of getting published. Share your success stories (and war stories!) of your experiences in the world of writing and publishing. Open to all writers and meets monthly. Wednesday, August 4
Let your voice be heard - a staff member from Congressman Boswell's office is on hand to hear your concerns and answer questions. Wednesday, August 11
Ten Walks/Two Talks combines a series of sixty-minute, sixty-sentence walks around Manhattan with a pair of roving dialogues—one of which takes place during a late-night "philosophical" ramble through Central Park. Mapping 21st-century New York, Cotner and Fitch update the meandering and meditative form of Basho's travel diaries to construct a descriptive/dialogic fugue. Saturday, August 14
This club meets to discuss their favorite books and recommendations. Adults and young adults alike are welcome. This group is led by Kayla Clark, contributor to Cityview's new book "bits & pieces." Sometimes the club has a selected book to discuss, and other months the discussion is a little more free-wheeling! July's secection was "Lion Boy" by Zizou Corder. Call us at 279-5400 if you are interested in becoming part of the Second Saturday group, and we'll let you know if there's assigned reading that month! Saturday, August 14 Tuesday, August 17
Frances DeWolf, wife of Seventh Cavalry surgeon James DeWolf, lay in bed alone on a frigid morning in 1875, listening to her husband’s activities in their military quarters--opening the parlor stove, tossing in logs, the metal-on-metal screech as he closed the stove door. She knew she should get up, but instead she curled under the warmth of heaped blankets and recalled their adventure so far. They met in the Oregon wilderness, where James was an enlisted hospital steward at an Army camp and she a teacher for ranchers’ children. She was 19 and he was 28 when they were married in 1871. In 1873, James applied for and was granted a transfer to a post near Boston so he could attend Harvard Medical School. She was proud when he graduated in the summer of 1875, but even with his Harvard degree, he wouldn’t leave the Army. So here she was in the middle of a frozen prairie, wondering what their time in Dakota would bring. There were rumors that Lieutenant Colonel George Armstrong Custer would lead the cavalry in a campaign against roaming Indians next year. She hoped the rumors were false, but if true, she hoped her husband wouldn’t have to go off to fight as well. Voices in Our Souls, a historical novel based on fact, tells James and Fannie’s poignant story-one filled with joys and triumphs, regrets and sorrows, and above all else, enduring love. Tuesday, August 31
This book group meets the last Tuesday of every month to discuss their favorite books. No pressure to finish that book or clean house! Simply show up and be prepared to talk about whatever literary work you currently have your nose in. Meet some new people and come away with new ideas about what to read next! Our own Michelle Pritchard will keep the discussion lively and let you know what about new and interesting titles. |
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