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Evening Book Discussion In-Person
Discuss great titles and make new friends! This month, group leader Corin Caliendo will lead a discussion of My Brilliant Friend by Elena Ferrante. Copies will be available at the Circulation Desk for checkout prior to this event.
This Month's Pick:
My Brilliant Friend by Elena Ferrante
Beginning in the 1950s in a poor but vibrant neighborhood on the outskirts of Naples, Elena Ferrante’s four-volume story spans almost sixty years, as its main characters, the fiery and unforgettable Lila and the bookish narrator, Elena, become women, wives, mothers, and leaders, all the while maintaining a complex and at times conflicted friendship. This first novel in the series follows Lila and Elena from their fateful meeting as ten-year-olds through their school years and adolescence.
Through the lives of these two women, Ferrante tells the story of a neighborhood, a city, and a country as it is transformed in ways that, in turn, also transform the relationship between two women.
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