BOOK TALKS
June – August 2010
Now available for pick up…
Rhett Butler’s People by Donald McCaig
Discussion date: June 21st
Due back: June 22nd
Winter’s Child by Margaret Maron
Discussion date: June 21st
Due back: June 29th
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Discussion: Monday, July 5th
Must be returned to library by July 15th .
Flags of Our Fathers by James Bradley
This book recounts the story of the six young Marines who raised the flag at Iwo Jima during fierce combat on the obscure Japanese-held island in 1945. Author Bradley, the son of one of the soldiers, recreates his father's experiences as well as those of the five men who fought beside him.
Discussion: Monday, July 19th
Must be returned to library by August 15th.
Eat, Pray, Love: One Woman's Search for Everything across Italy, India and Indonesia by Elizabeth Gilbert
A successful young author, recently divorced, seeks distraction and solace during a year of travel. She describes finding culinary pleasure in civilized Italy, ascetic meditation on an ashram in India, and a love affair in Bali.
Discussion: Monday, August 2nd
Must be returned to library by August 20th
Emma by Jane Austen
A self-assured but restless young woman, living with her father in a small English town, finds her chief amusement arranging the lives of her friends, a diversion which leads to complications.
Discussion: Monday, August 16th
Must be returned to library by September 1st .
Secrets of Eden: a Novel by Chris Bohjalian
Haunted by the final words of a newly baptized congregation member who was subsequently murdered by her husband, the Reverend Stephen Drew abandons his pulpit to spend time with an author who writes best-selling books about angels.
A note from KDLA: These kits will probably be reserved for other libraries after your checkout time, so renewals are unlikely. It will be essential that the kits be returned to Frankfort by the due date. Thank you in advance for making sure they are returned on time.