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Books for Book Clubs August 2020
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Did you know? The High Plains Library District offers many services to support you and your book club! Book Club Bags: Each book club bag includes 12 copies of the book and a discussion guide, and best of all it comes with a 6-week checkout period! Book-a-Librarian for Book Clubs: Set up a face-to-face appointment for your book club with a librarian. From tips on running a successful discussion to presentations on hot new books, we're here to help! Just follow the link and select "Reading Advice" from the list of options. Personalized Reading Lists: If you'd like the personalized help from a librarian without the face-to-face meeting, this is the option for you! Simply fill out the survey, letting us know about the books your group loved (and loved to hate), and we'll send you a list of suggestions picked just for you! Books for Book Clubs Newsletter: Subscribe to this newsletter for monthly picks that are great for discussion, as well as notification of upcoming events and programs suited for book clubs.
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International travel may be out of reach for us these days, but we can still see the world through books. Join your book club on a trip to the Mediterranean by selecting one of these books set on the sun-drenched shores of Italy.
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My Brilliant Friend: Childhood, Adolescence
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Elena Ferrante
Beginning in the 1950s Elena and Lila grow up in Naples, Italy, mirroring two different aspects of their nation. This international favorite inspired the HBO series of the same name.
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The Girl from Venice
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Martin Cruz Smith
A new standalone novel by the award-winning author of Gorky Park follows a turbulent love affair between a fisherman and a Jewish woman on the run in occupied 1945 La Serenissima.
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Women in Sunlight: A Novel
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Frances Mayes
Four American expats and strangers become unexpected friends during a magical year in Tuscany marked by a writer's complicated relationship with the subject of her biography, long-postponed dreams and shifting senses of adventure and bravery. By the best-selling author of Under the Tuscan Sun.
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Siracusa
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Delia Ephron
Secrets and relationships unravel for two couples vacationing on coastal Sicily in a tale told from alternating points of view that gradually reveal an affair and a precocious 10-year-old's role in the group's psychological undoing. By the best-selling author of Hanging Up.
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These titles are every bit as effective as their fictional counterparts in evoking the rich culture and warm weather of Italy. And they have the added bonus of being firmly grounded in reality!
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See You in the Piazza: New Places to Discover in Italy
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Frances Mayes
The best-selling author of Under the Tuscan Sun presents an evocative, recipe-complemented travel narrative through Italy's 20 regions, from Friuli to Calabria, that identifies the lesser-known cultural and historical gems enjoyed by locals.
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In Other Words
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Jhumpa Lahiri
The Pulitzer Prize-winning author of Unaccustomed Earth traces her enduring love affair with the Italian language that prompted her family's move to Rome, where her efforts to master the language as a writer shaped her feelings of belonging and exile.
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Only in Naples: Lessons in Food and Famiglia from My Italian Mother-in-Law
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Katherine Wilson
Traces how the author fell in love and married into a traditional Italian family with a mother-in-law who imparted vibrant cultural lessons about how to be an Italian wife and mother, how to cook delicious authentic cuisine and how to be comfortable and confident with one's body.
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Rome: A Cultural, Visual, and Personal History
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Robert Hughes
A long-time former head art critic for Time presents an authoritative history of the Roman empire that provides coverage of an extensive range of topics from its government and architecture to its influence on culture and politics, sharing complementary personal insights from the author's 1958 visit.
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