Book Club

Date/Time:

Wed, January 11, 2017
06:15PM - 07:45PM

Venue:

Paradise Bakery and Cafe

Location:

2502 E. Camelback Road, Phoenix AZ 85016
Map address

Registration Period:

11/11/2016-01/11/2017

Price:

No charge; participants can purchase food and/or beverages during the meeting.

Contact:

Mrs. Sharon Yates Ewers, '68

sharon.ewers@gmail.com

New members are always welcome to join our very informal book disucssion group.

We had thoughtful discussion on November 9 of Imperium: A Novel of Ancient Rome, by Robert Harris. Book Club members highly recommend this novel set in the midst of the world's first democracy.

The Stanford Book Salon choice for January is Macbeth's King Lear. We have chosen instead to read A Gentleman in Moscow, by Amor Towles. 

Kirkus Reviews listed it as one of the best books of 2016.

"Sentenced to house arrest in Moscow's Metropol Hotel by a Bolshevik tribunal for writing a poem deemed to encourage revolt, Count Alexander Rostov nonetheless lives the fullest of lives, discovering the depths of his humanity."    Read the full review here.

NPR also recommended it with this review on September 6.

A Gentleman in Moscow is available at local libraries in print, ebook and audio book formats, although wait times are long. It is also availble for purchase at the usual websites and book stores.

If you have questions, please contact Sharon Ewers '68  sharon.ewers@gmail.com

You can read more about the Phoenix Stanford Book Club on our website.