Monthly Book Discussion: Noah's Compass

This is the third in a four-part series themed "Eccentrics and Eccentricities in Fiction".

This month's book is Noah's Compass by Anne Tyler. Liam Pennywell is a man of unexceptional talents, plain demeanor, modest means and curtailed ambition. At age 60, he's an unsentimental, noncontemplative survivor of two failed marriages and the emotionally detached father of three grown daughters. Liam is jolted into alarm after he's attacked in his apartment and loses all memory of the experience. His search to recover those lost hours leads him into an uneasy exploration of his disappointing life and into an unlikely new relationship.

Extra copies of the book are available to borrow during the four weeks prior to this date. The discussion is open to adults and teens; registration is helpful but not required.