BOOK DISCUSSIONS
Afternoons or evenings…the choice is yours!
Afternoon Book Club
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The Afternoon Book Discussion Group will be meeting November 4, 2020 at 2:00pm via Webex to discuss "Dream New Dreams" by Jai Pausch
From Amazon: "In Dream New Dreams, Jai Pausch shares her own story for the first time: her emotional journey from wife and mother to full-time caregiver; and then to widow and single parent, fighting to preserve a sense of stability for her family while coping with her own grief, and running a household without a partner. Jai paints a vivid, honest portrait of a vital, challenging relationship between two strong people who faced a grim prognosis and self-sacrificing decisions it often required. As she faced life without the husband she called her 'magic man,' Jai learned to make herself a priority to create a new life of hope and happiness - as she puts it, to 'feel a spark of my own magic beginning to flicker.' Dream New Dreams is a powerfull stsory of grief, healing, and newfound independence. With advice artfully woven into an intimate, beautifully written narrative, Jai's story inspires the readers who made The Last Lecture a bestseller, as well as those embarking on a journey of loss and renewal themselves." Books that we have read for our afternoon book group over the last 10 years are listed on Pinterest! Books we have read for our afternoon group:\ pinterest.com/chesleylibrary/afternoon-book-discussion/ |
Evening Book Club
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The Evening Book Discussion Group will be meeting, Wednesday, October 28, 2020 at 7:00pm via Webex to discuss "Becoming Grandma". by Lesley Stahl.
From Amazon: “After four decades as a reporter, Lesley Stahl’s most vivid and transformative experience of her life was not covering the White House, interviewing heads of state, or researching stories at 60 Minutes. It was becoming a grandmother. She was hit with a jolt of joy so intense and unexpected, she wanted to “investigate” it—as though it were a news flash. And so, using her 60 Minutes skills, she explored how grandmothering changes a woman’s life, interviewing friends like Whoopi Goldberg, colleagues like Diane Sawyer (and grandfathers, including Tom Brokaw), as well as the proverbial woman next door. Along with these personal accounts, Stahl speaks with scientists and doctors about physiological changes that occur in women when they have grandchildren; anthropologists about why there are grandmothers, in evolutionary terms; and psychiatrists about the therapeutic effects of grandchildren on both grandmothers and grandfathers. Throughout Becoming Grandma, Stahl shares stories about her own life with granddaughters Jordan and Chloe, about how her relationship with her daughter, Taylor, has changed, and about how being a grandfather has affected her husband, Aaron. In an era when baby boomers are becoming grandparents in droves and when young parents need all the help they can get raising their children, Stahl’s book is a timely and affecting read that redefines a cherished relationship.” Books that we have read for our evening book group over the last 10 years are listed on Pinterest! Books we have read for evening group: 
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