After a summer hiatus, all of Beebe Library’s book discussion groups are set to get back into full swing starting this month.

The next gathering of Books by the Lake is on September 17, 2008 when the group will discuss “Mrs. Kimble” and “Baker Towers” by Jennifer Haigh. “Mrs. Kimble” follows twenty-five years in the life of charismatic opportunist Ken Kimble as seen through the eyes of his three wives: Birdie, who struggles with his abandonment; heiress Joan, who is recovering from a personal loss; and Dinah, who suffers from an unhappy past.

“Baker Towers” concerns the decade following World War II, which becomes one of tragedy, excitement, and unexpected change for the five Novak children and the residents of
their western Pennsylvania community of company houses, church festivals, union squabbles, and firemen’s parades. Both novels convey a theme of illusion versus reality as well as other potent relationship matters.

Books by the Lake meets on the third Wednesday of each month, September through June. This book discussion group combines the enjoyment of reading a single title and the desire to share insights, observations, and feelings about that one book with others who have read it. So many novels create a need in some readers to share their reactions about the book with others, as well as an opportunity to personally grow from the discussions of related themes and common experiences.

All adults enthusiastic about reading and talking about what they have read are invited to attend as often as they can. The conversations are lively, intelligent, and insightful – come and join us! For a full schedule of titles for this year, go to our web site at
www.wakefieldlibrary.org/book-discussion-groups/books-by-the-lake/ or pick up a flyer at the Reference Desk.

Supper Sleuths, a mystery discussion group, meets every second Tuesday evening at 6 p.m. to discuss mysteries of every genre and type. Feel free to bring your own snack or brown bag lunch with you to the meeting. Supper Sleuths will next meet on Tuesday, October 14, when the group will discuss Louis Bayard’s “The Pale Blue Eye.”

The Senior Center Book Group meets regularly at the John J. McCarthy Senior Center on Converse Street, with a Beebe Library staff member leading the discussion. For more information contact the Senior Center or call Beebe Library at 781-246-6334.

New members are always welcome at book discussion groups. For more information, including meeting dates and a list of titles on tap for each group, go online at www.wakefieldlibrary.org/book-discussion-groups/.

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