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SUMMARY:Virtual Book Club
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DESCRIPTION:Are you looking for a book club that meets online? Look no fur
 ther than our Virtual Book Club! We meet monthly on the 4th Monday of each
  month and we read some fabulous books.  .\nhttps://coquitlam.libnet.info/
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X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:<p>Over the summer month\, we will be reading
  a selection of Canadian authors.</p>\n<p>For July\, we will be reading De
 nison Avenue by Christina Wong. Combining ink illustrations with fiction\,
  this book tells the story of Wong Cho Sum\, an elderly widow living in To
 ronto&rsquo\;s rapidly changing Chinatown&ndash\;Kensington Market neighbo
 rhood. After the unexpected death of her husband\, Cho Sum begins collecti
 ng bottles and cans to occupy her time and cope with her grief and isolati
 on. As she walks through the city\, she forms new friendships\, faces raci
 sm and class prejudice\, and gradually learns how to rebuild her life in a
  community transformed by gentrification that increasingly pushes aside lo
 ngtime residents like her.</p>\n<p>This book is available in regular print
  and as an ebook and eaudiobook on Libby and Hoopla.</p>\n<p>For August\, 
 we will be reading Looking for Jane by Heather Marshall. Told in 3 differe
 nt timelines\, this book covers a group of women who operated an illegal u
 nderground abortion network in Toronto\, known only by its code name of "J
 ane". A historical book about feminism in Canada\, it is sure to be an int
 eresting and informative read.&nbsp\;</p>\n<p>This book is available in re
 gular print and as an ebook and eaudiobook on Libby.&nbsp\;</p>\n<p>In Sep
 tember\, we will be reading Astra by Cedar Bowers. Born and raised on a re
 mote British Columbia commune\, Astra Brine has long struggled to find her
  way in the world\, her life becoming a study of the thin line between dep
 endence and love\, need and desire. Over the years\, as her path intersect
 s with others--sometimes briefly\, but always intensely--she will encounte
 r people who\, by turns\, want to rescue\, control\, become\, and escape h
 er\, revealing difficult yet shining truths about who they are and what th
 ey yearn for.</p>\n<p>This book is available in regular print.&nbsp\;&nbsp
 \;</p>\n<p>To register and get the Zoom link\, please ask to join on the F
 acebook group of "CoqLibrary Virtual Book Club".</p>\n<p>Alternatively\, y
 ou may email Ann at ajohannes@coqlibrary.ca</p>\nhttps://coquitlam.libnet.
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