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As some of you may know, the Book Club takes a break during the summer and meets again in September to discuss three books!
Since this year is an Olympic Games year, the selected books share a theme: 2 take place in Greece, the homeland of the original Olympics, and the 3rd book takes place at the 1936 Olympics.
- The Island, by Victoria Hislop: A number one bestseller in the UK, this captivating and epic tale of family ties, romance, war, disease, and history is set on the beautiful Greek Island of Crete.
- My Family and Other Animals by Gerald Durrell: The first book in Gerald Durrell's Corfu Trilogy: a bewitching account of a rare and magical childhood on the island of Corfu, which was the inspiration for the Masterpiece PBS series The Durrells in Corfu.
- The Boys in the Boat by Daniel James Brown: The #1 New York Times bestselling true story about the American rowing triumph of the 1936 Olympics in Berlin—from the author of Facing the Mountain
Please email Claudia Gilchriest (cag52767@gmail.com) to join our fun group.
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