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Dessert and a Book

Thursday, May 9th, 2013
6-7pm

Wild
by Cheryl Strayed

Cheryl Strayed's life was in meltdown. "I was living alone in a studio apartment in Minneapolis, separated from my husband and working as a waitress, as low and mixed-up as I'd ever been," the author writes. Her mother had recently died, effectively rendering her an orphan. (Her father had vanished when she was 6.) She was using heroin and making other poor choices. So despite difficult odds, Cheryl began a hike of the Pacific Coast Trail. This fascinating book shows how she survived the hike, met other hikers, and got her life back. Join us as we discuss Cheryl's journey.

A BOOK AND A MEAL

Thursday, May 23th, 2013

11:30am - 12:30pm

Jack 1939
by Francine Mathews

It's the spring of 1939, and the prospect of War in Europe looms large. The United States has no intelligence service. In Washington D.C., President Franklin Roosevelt may run for an unprecedented 3rd term and needs someone he can trust to find out what the Nazis are up to. His choice: 22 year old John F. Kennedy who is
traveling through Europe to gather research for his Harvard senior thesis. Francine Mathews has written a gripping espionage tale that explores what might happen when a young Jack Kennedy is let loose in Europe as the world careens toward war. Join us as we discuss this exciting new novel.