In the gripping historical novel, The Song of the Jade Lily, Kirsty Manning weaves together little-known threads of WWII history, family secrets, the past and the present.

In 1939, two young girls meet in Shanghai and form a friendship. But the realities of war prove to be too much , and they are torn apart. In 1916, the granddaughter of Romy, one of the young girls, learns about family secrets kept hidden for half a century. Alexandra struggles with what she learns, and is forced to question what she believes about her family and herself.

The Book Circle will meet again on Thursday, April 23, at 3:30 p.m. on CTI’s Zoom. The group meets monthly to explore books on Jewish themes and by Jewish writers. For more information, email Susan Rosenstreich at ctigreenport@gmail.com