Book Club - August 3, 2016
Event Details
06:15PM - 07:45PM
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New members are always welcome to join our very informal book disucssion group.
Our August discussion will focus on Victorian England. We have chosen to try a new format - an interactive ebook originally published in serial format with weekly releases. The entire novel - Belgravia, by Julian Fellowes, may be now be purchased on the Belgravia website ($13.99) and read on computer or an iOS or Android device. It is not currently availlable in print. Read a review of this 1840s social drama by a New York Times critic.
There are two alternate titles for those who prefer nonficiton.
Charles and Emma: the Darwin's Leap of Faith, by Deborah Heligman, is an examination of the courtship and marriage of Charles Darwin and his wife, Emma. Read a review here.
The Professor and the Madman: a Tale of Murder, Insanity, and the Making of the Oxford Dictionary, by Simon Winchester, is the story of an unusual partnership betwen two unlikely allies. Read a review here.
We will discuss any or all three books - whatever those in attendance have read. We hope that talking about chilly England will help us stay cool in August!
If you have questions, please contact Sharon Ewers '68.
You can read more about the Phoenix Stanford Book Club on our website.
