5:30-7:00pm in Meeting Room #5
Next up: Friday, April 17th for “Life Among Giants” by Bill Roorbach
Portland, Maine - Portland Public Library hosts the Friday Night Book Club on Friday, April 17, in Meeting Room 3 at the Main Library. Doors open at 5:30; discussion starts at 5:45 and generally goes till 7:00 p.m. Friday Night Book Club is for those interested in reading and discussing contemporary fiction written or translated within the last twenty years. Discussions are led by library staff members.
This month the club will discuss the novel “Life Among Giants" by Bill Roorbach. Light refreshments provided.
About the book:
David “Lizard” Hochmeyer lives across the pond from The High Side, a mansion the size of an embassy, home to the world famous ballerina Sylphide and her even more famous husband, the English rocker Dabney Stryker-Stewart. When Lizard’s parents are mysteriously killed, he and his brilliant but unstable sister, Kate, are left adrift and full of questions. We follow young Lizard through the years as he attempts to make sense of his world and his past. And what a varied and giant life it is: from football star at Princeton to Miami Dolphins quarterback, from confidant of the alluring Sylphide to owner and chef of a high-end restaurant, and all the while haunted by his parents' murders and determined to wreak his revenge--if only he can find the killers.
New members are always welcome! Please email hartsig@portlandpubliclibrary.org or call the Reader’s Advisory desk at 871-1700, ext. 705, if you have any questions about the group. This program is free and registration is preferred.
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