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Books ‘n Brie Book Club: CROW MARY [by Kathleen Grissom]
Alden District Library 8751 Helena Rd, Alden, MI, United StatesHistorical Fiction — A sweeping saga inspired by the true story of Crow Mary—an indigenous woman torn between two worlds in 19th-century North America. In 1872, sixteen-year-old Goes First, a Crow Native woman, marries Abe Farwell, a white fur trader. Rescuing 5 native women from certain death, she sets off a whirlwind of colliding cultures […]
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Books ‘n Brie Book Club: DON’T LET’S GO TO THE DOGS TONIGHT: An African Childhood [by Alexandra Fuller]
Alden District Library 8751 Helena Rd, Alden, MI, United StatesMemoir — An English girl becomes a woman and a writer despite growing up in war-torn Rhodesia and coping with her own challenging family, and tells the story of her love of the African continent. -Virginia Anderman Click here to view the Book Club PDF.
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Books ‘n Brie Book Club: HEAVEN & EARTH GROCERY STORE [by James McBride]
Alden District Library 8751 Helena Rd, Alden, MI, United StatesFiction — "A story with an unraveling mystery but a touching theme of what it means to accept everyone no matter our differences. It gives readers a beautiful sense of how humanity and kindness can influence every person that you meet." – Heidi Dischler. Lucy McArtor. Click here to view the Book Club PDF.
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Books ‘n Brie Book Club: HOW TO READ A BOOK [by Monica Wood]
Alden District Library 8751 Helena Rd, Alden, MI, United StatesFiction — Violet Powell is being released from prison after serving twenty-two months for a drunk-driving crash. Harriet Larson, a retired English teacher who runs the prison book club, is facing the unsettling prospect of an empty nest. Frank Daigle, a retired machinist, hasn’t yet come to grips with the complications of his marriage to […]