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Thursday Afternoon Book Discussion

"The Heaven & Earth Grocery Store" by James McBride
2024-02-01 13:30:00 2024-02-01 14:30:00 America/New_York Thursday Afternoon Book Discussion Do you have afternoons available? Join us at the library for some coffee, confections, and conversation about the newest titles on our shelves! James M. Duncan Jr. Branch Library - Beth Patridge Meeting Room

Thursday, February 01
1:30pm - 2:30pm

Add to Calendar 2024-02-01 13:30:00 2024-02-01 14:30:00 America/New_York Thursday Afternoon Book Discussion Do you have afternoons available? Join us at the library for some coffee, confections, and conversation about the newest titles on our shelves! James M. Duncan Jr. Branch Library - Beth Patridge Meeting Room

James M. Duncan Jr. Branch Library

Beth Patridge Meeting Room

Do you have afternoons available? Join us at the library for some coffee, confections, and conversation about the newest titles on our shelves!

This month we will be discussing "The Heaven & Earth Grocery Store" by James McBride:

"In 1972, when workers in Pottstown, Pennsylvania, were digging the foundations for a new development, the last thing they expected to find was a skeleton at the bottom of a well. Who the skeleton was and how it got there were two of the long-held secrets kept by the residents of Chicken Hill, the dilapidated neighborhood where immigrant Jews and African Americans lived side by side and shared ambitions and sorrows.

As these characters' stories overlap and deepen, it becomes clear how much the people who live on the margins struggle and what they must do to survive. When the truth is finally revealed about what happened on Chicken Hill and the part the town's white establishment played in it, McBride shows us that even in dark times, it is love and community-heaven and earth-that sustain us."

✨ Because this is a newer title be sure to put it on hold in advance either in book, e-book, or audiobook form by clicking on the book title above or by downloading the Libby App! 

👈 Register for book club reminders! 

AGE GROUP: | Seniors | Adults |

EVENT TYPE: | Book Discussion Groups |

TAGS: | new books | book group | book discussion | book club | Black History Month | #blackhistorymonth |

James M. Duncan Jr. Branch Library
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Phone: 703.746.1705
Fax: 703.746.1785
Hours
Mon, Feb 03 10:00AM to 8:00PM
Tue, Feb 04 10:00AM to 8:00PM
Wed, Feb 05 10:00AM to 8:00PM
Thu, Feb 06 10:00AM to 8:00PM
Fri, Feb 07 10:00AM to 5:00PM
Sat, Feb 08 10:00AM to 5:00PM
Sun, Feb 09 1:00PM to 5:00PM
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  • Metrorail: Yellow and Blue lines at Braddock Road (1.3 miles) and King Street Stations (1.5 miles)
  • Metrobus: 10A, 10B
  • DASH Bus: 33

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