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Afternoon Book Discussion

"Violeta" by Isabel Allende

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Book Discussion

"Violeta" by Isabel Allende

Wednesday, Sep 17 | 12:00 pm - 1:00 pm

Manville branch

Violeta comes into the world on a stormy day in 1920, the first girl in a family of five boisterous sons. From the start, her life will be marked by extraordinary events, for the ripples of the Great War are still being felt, even as the Spanish flu arrives on the shores of her South American homeland almost at the moment of her birth.

She tells her story in the form of a letter to someone she loves above all others, recounting devastating heartbreak and passionate affairs, times of both poverty and wealth, terrible loss and immense joy. Her life will be shaped by some of the most important events of history: the fight for women’s rights, the rise and fall of tyrants, and ultimately, not one but two pandemics.

New book discussion participants are always welcome.

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