Manchester City Library

Group will discuss Dearest Friend: a life of Abigail Adams, by Lynne Withey - the story of John and Abigail Adams was a true love story, and this book tells her story intertwined with his. Abigail was an original who played an important role in the early years of the republic.For more information, please contact Arlene Letourneau at 624-6550 ext. 605.

This month’s selection is “The Book Thief” by Marcus Zysaj. Set during WWII, this story follows a young woman from childhood through her trials during the war. For more information, contact Sarah Basbas at 624-6560.

Group will read Confessions of an Ugly Stepsister by Gregory Maguire - Think you already know the Cinderella story? Read this one and get a new perspective on whether ugly is always bad and beautiful is always good. For more information, please contact Arlene Letourneau at 624-6550 ext. 605.

The group will be discussing In Cold Blood by Truman Capote, a nonfiction account of the 1959 mass murder of a Kansas farm family.  For more information, contact Sarah Basbas at 624-6560.

Group will read Mystic River, a novel by Dennis Lehane - Riveting character studies of three childhood friends from a working class Boston neighborhood who are brought together when the daughter of one of the three is violently murdered.
For more information, please contact Arlene Letourneau at 624-6550 ext. 605.