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Book Club Meeting-Virtual

When:
Tuesday, August 01, 2023, 11:00 AM until 12:00 PM Eastern Time (US & Canada) (UTC-05:00)
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Category:
Educational
Registration is recommended
Payment In Full In Advance Only
No Fee
'The School of Good Mothers', by Jessamine Chan

Motherhood, for all of its merits, can still be terrifying, a tension that’s explored to maximum effect in Jessamine Chan’s chilling debut novel The School for Good Mothers. The dystopian story centers on Frida, a 39-year-old academic and single mother to a toddler named Harriet. When a sleep-deprived Frida makes one unwise and ill-fated decision, her daughter is taken into custody and Frida is sent to a reform school for mothers, where she is surrounded by women who have also made life-altering mistakes. With biting satire and sharp insight, Chan raises big questions about the modern state of not only parenthood, but also surveillance and personhood. —Cady Lang

We will start talking about other books you have read and then discuss the 'assigned' book.  Please let me know if you would like to participate by calling: 203-747-5939 or e-mail: sylvia@shorelinevillagect.org so I can send you the link.