Isabel Allende's House of Spirits

The Friends Book Club meets on the 4th Wednesday of the month in the High Library Conference Room. Join them on Sept. 26th at 7pm as they discuss Isabel Allende's "House of the Spirits."

Here's a quick book review from Amazon. "In it, she chronicles the life of a family, as the patriarch grows from a child to an elder, with the world changing all around him while he tries to keep it the same. Through the lenses of the Trueba family, we follow the portion of Chilean history that eventually leads to the 1973 coup. Of course, the author is niece of Salvador Allende, the socialist president democratically elected that was removed from power and killed by Pinochet."

Isabel Allende's Daughter of Fortune

The High Library Book Club will be meeting on Tuesday, January 24th at 7 pm in the Library Director's Conference room to discuss Isabel Allende's Daughter of Fortune. Please feel free to join them.

This is a girl's adventure story. It takes a feminist approach as Eliza leaves 19th century Valaparaiso society to follow her lover into gold-crazed California. She is befriended by a Chinese healer during her journey.

Does this book go too far as historical fiction? Does it convey the spirit, manners and social conditions of this past age with realistic detail and fidelity to historical fact?

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The High Library Book Club, sponsored by the Friends of the Library, meets the 4th Wednesday of each month at 7 pm in the Director's conference room. Meetings feature lively discussions of fiction and nonfiction. Questions? Contact John Bacon at 717-367-2689.

Thanks to Amazon for the photo.