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SUMMARY:Eden Undone - Book Discussion - RO
LOCATION:Offsite Programs\n<p>Scorched Earth Brewing Company</p>\n<p>203 B
 erg Street</p>\n<p>Algonquin\, IL 60102</p>
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DESCRIPTION:Read and discuss Eden Undone by Abbott Kahler before her autho
 r visit at MCC on November 14th!.\nhttps://aapld.libnet.info/event/1107380
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X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:<p>An incredible true story of murder\, roman
 ce\, and a fateful&nbsp\;search for utopia in the Gal&aacute\;pagos&mdash\
 ;from the&nbsp\;New York Times&nbsp\;bestselling author of&nbsp\;<em>The G
 hosts of Eden Park.&nbsp\; </em>We welcome you to join us at Scorched Eart
 h Brewing Company to discuss this fascinating book!</p>\n<p>At the height 
 of the Great Depression\, Los Angeles oil mogul George Allan Hancock and h
 is crew of Smithsonian scientists came upon a gruesome scene: two bodies\,
  mummified by the searing heat\, on the shore of a remote Gal&aacute\;pago
 s island. For the past four years Hancock and other American elites had tr
 aveled the South Seas to collect specimens for scientific research. On one
  trip to the Gal&aacute\;pagos\, Hancock was surprised to discover an equa
 lly exotic group of humans: European exiles who had fled political and eco
 nomic unrest\, hoping to create a utopian paradise. One was so devoted to 
 a life of isolation that he&rsquo\;d had his teeth extracted and replaced 
 with a set of steel dentures.</p>\n<p>As Hancock and his fellow American e
 xplorers would witness\, paradise had turned into chaos. The three sets of
  exiles&mdash\;a Berlin doctor and his lover\, a traumatized World War I v
 eteran and his young family\, and an Austrian baroness with two adoring pa
 ramours&mdash\;were riven by conflict. Petty slights led to angry confront
 ations. The baroness\, wielding a riding crop and pearl-handled revolver\,
  staged physical fights between her two lovers and unabashedly seduced Ame
 rican tourists. The conclusion was deadly: with two exiles missing and two
  others dead\, the survivors hurled accusations of murder.</p>\n<p>Using n
 ever-before-published archives\, Abbott Kahler weaves a chilling\, strange
 r-than-fiction tale worthy of Agatha Christie. Set against the backdrop of
  the Great Depression and the march to World War II\, with a mystery as al
 luring and curious as the Gal&aacute\;pagos itself\, <em>Eden Undone</em> 
 explores the universal and timeless desire to seek utopia&mdash\;and lays 
 bare the human fallibility that\, inevitably\, renders such a quest doomed
 .<br />(Penguin Random House)</p>\n<p>Don't miss your chance to see Abbott
  Kahler in person at McHenry County College on Thursday\, November 14th at
  7:00 p.m.&nbsp\; Registration is required.&nbsp\;&nbsp\;</p>\n<p>AAPLD em
 braces inclusivity in its programs and services. To request accommodations
 \, please email [info@aapld.org] or call (847) 458-6060 x143 at least 7 da
 ys in advance.<br />&nbsp\;&nbsp\;<br />&nbsp\;<br />&nbsp\;<br />&nbsp\;<
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