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The Book Circle Embraces Poignant Love Story From Second World War
Time for a love story, the Book Circle has decided, choosing Weina Dai Randel’s The Last Rose of Shanghai: A Novel, a National Jewish Book Awards finalist. Here, readers are introduced to a vibrant portrait of a little-known slice of World War II history.
Described as a powerful story of the relationship between a Shanghai heiress and a Jewish refugee, this sweeping novel — from the jazz clubs of Japanese-occupied Shanghai to the impoverished streets of a city under siege — sets in motion a chain of events that will change both their lives forever.
The Book Circle explores stories by Jewish writers and those focused on Jewish themes. For more information, email ctigreenport@gmail.com with a message for Susan Rosenstreich, coordinator of the group.
Book Circle Selection Details An Adventurous Search For A Nazi Spy
The Book Circle will meet on Thursday, June 23, at 4 p.m. on Zoom, to join British war correspondent Ian Graham and Nina Markova for an adventure-filled search for a lethal Nazi murderess — a ripping good story in Kate Quinn’s novel, The Huntress.
Transformed by the horrors he witnessed from Omaha Beach to the Nuremberg trials, British war correspondent Ian Graham has become a Nazi hunter. Yet one target eludes him: a vicious predator known as The Huntress. To find her, the investigator joins forces with the only witness to escape from her: Nina Markova, a cunning female bomber pilot. But a shared secret could derail their mission, unless Ian and Nina force themselves to confront it.
The Book Circle meets monthly to discuss novels by Jewish writers and Jewish issues. For more information, email citigreenport@gmail.com with a message for Susan Rosenstreich, group coordinator.
Book Circle Selection Combines Present-Day And Fictional Characters
The Book Circle will meet on Wednesday, May 18, at 4 p.m. (new time) to talk about The Muralist by B. A. Shapiro, a multi-theme novel exploring pre-WWII politics, European refugees, New York’s art scene, and the emergence of the American school of abstract expressionism.
Here, real-life artists Mark Rothko, Lee Krasner and Jackson Pollock interact with Shapiro’s fictional Alizée Benoit in a frenzied attempt to solve a long-standing mystery in Benoit’s family.
The group meets monthly to explore works about Jews and by Jewish writers. For information, email the shul at ctigreenport@gmail.com with a message for Susan Rosenstreich, coordinator of the group.
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