Lunchtime book group for seniors. All are welcome. Bring a bag lunch; we'll provide the beverages.
Group Moderator: Eleanor K. Haugh, former head of the English Department of Summit High School.
The book being discussed is the Pulitzer Prize winning novel, The Known World by Edward P. Jones. Henry Townsend, a black farmer, bootmaker, and former slave, through the surprising twists and unforeseen turns of life in antebellum Virginia, becomes proprietor of his own plantation -- as well as his own slaves. Following his untimely death, Henry's widow Caldonia succumbs to profound grief, and their carefully-maintained plantation starts to come undone: slaves take to escaping under the cover of night, and families who had once found love and loyalty under the weight of slavery begin to betray one another.
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The Known World seamlessly weaves the lives of the freed and the enslaved, whites, blacks, and Indians, and allows all of us a deeper understanding of the enduring multidimensional world created by the institution of slavery.
The discussion is free and open to all, and no pre-registration is necessary.
