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Nonfiction Book Club

The Glass Castle

2023-01-26 19:00:00 2023-01-26 20:00:00 America/New_York Nonfiction Book Club Come to the Nonfiction Book Club to learn about interesting information and true stories! We will meet via Zoom on the last Thursday of every month. Online - Zoom Room 1

Thursday, January 26
7:00pm - 8:00pm

Add to Calendar 2023-01-26 19:00:00 2023-01-26 20:00:00 America/New_York Nonfiction Book Club Come to the Nonfiction Book Club to learn about interesting information and true stories! We will meet via Zoom on the last Thursday of every month. Online - Zoom Room 1

Online

Zoom Room 1

Come to the Nonfiction Book Club to learn about interesting information and true stories! We will meet via Zoom on the last Thursday of every month.

Whether you are very familiar with nonfiction or only read it occasionally, this book club will have something for you, as we will cover a variety of topics, from biographies to science to self-help.

This month's pick is The Glass Castle: A Memoir by Jeannette Walls. A description of the book provided by the publisher reads, "Journalist Walls grew up with parents whose ideals and stubborn nonconformity were their curse and their salvation. Rex and Rose Mary and their four children lived like nomads, moving among Southwest desert towns, camping in the mountains. Rex was a charismatic, brilliant man who, when sober, captured his children's imagination, teaching them how to embrace life fearlessly. Rose Mary painted and wrote and couldn't stand the responsibility of providing for her family. When the money ran out, the Walls retreated to the dismal West Virginia mining town Rex had tried to escape. As the dysfunction escalated, the children had to fend for themselves, supporting one another as they found the resources and will to leave home. Yet Walls describes her parents with deep affection in this tale of unconditional love in a family that, despite its profound flaws, gave her the fiery determination to carve out a successful life."

Find The Glass Castle: A Memoir in the catalog!

AGE GROUP: | Adult |

EVENT TYPE: | Books & Reading |

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virtualservices@stmalib.org
Phone: 301-475-2846

Hours
Mon, Mar 25 9:00AM to 8:00PM
Tue, Mar 26 9:00AM to 8:00PM
Wed, Mar 27 9:00AM to 8:00PM
Thu, Mar 28 9:00AM to 8:00PM
Fri, Mar 29 9:00AM to 5:00PM
Sat, Mar 30 9:00AM to 5:00PM
Sun, Mar 31 Closed

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