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Book Discussions

The Library Book Discussion Group
Join your friends and neighbors at the next meeting of the Portland Library’s book group.

Monthly Book Discussion
 Thursday, May 3rd , 2012n at 6:30 pm
The Housekeeper and the Professor by Yoko Ogawa.
Summary:  He is a brilliant math Professor with a peculiar problem.  Ever since a traumatic head injury, he has lived with only eighty minutes of short-term memory.  An astute young housekeeper, with a ten-year-old son, is hired to care for him.  Every morning, as the Professor and the Housekeeper are introduced to each other anew, a strange and beautiful relationship blossoms between them.  The Housekeeper and the Professor is an enchanting story about what it means to live in the present, and about the curious equations that can create a family.

 

Thursday, June 7th, 2012 at 6:30 pm
Still Missing by Chevy Stevens
Summary:  a woman realtor relives her year long experience living in a mountain cabin after being abducted.  Her nightmare is not over after her escape and ensuing investigations.

Copies of this title are available to borrow. Registration is not required to attend the discussion and all are welcome!

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Last updated 05/03/2012