The club meets at the Café\; in Barn es and Noble. Limited copies of the book are available at the library.
\n\nDecember 16\, 2026 - West with Giraffes by Lynda Rutledge
\nWoodrow Wilson Nickel\, age 105\, feels hi s life ebbing away. But when he learns giraffes are going extinct\, he fin ds himself recalling the unforgettable experience he cannot take to his gr ave.
\nIt&rsquo\;s 1938. The Great Depression lingers. Hitler is thr eatening Europe\, and world-weary Americans long for wonder. They find it in two giraffes who miraculously survive a hurricane while crossing the At lantic. What follows is a twelve-day road trip in a custom truck to delive r Southern California&rsquo\;s first giraffes to the San Diego Zoo. Behind the wheel is the young Dust Bowl rowdy Woodrow. Inspired by true events\, the tale weaves real-life figures with fictional ones\, including the wor ld&rsquo\;s first female zoo director\, a crusty old man with a past\, a y oung female photographer with a secret\, and assorted reprobates as spotty as the giraffes.
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\nFebruary 17\, 2027 - Whistler by Ann Patchett
\nWhen Daphne Fuller and her husband Jonathan visit the Metropolitan Museum of Art\, they notice an ol der\, white-haired gentleman following them. The man turns out to be Eddie Triplett\, her former stepfather\, who had been married to her mother for a little more than year when Daphne was nine. Now fifty-three\, Daphne ha sn&rsquo\;t seen Eddie for many years\, not since the fateful event that c hanged the direction of both their lives. Meeting again\, time falls away\ ; while their relationship was brief\, it had a profound impact on them bo th\, and now that they are reunited\, they have no intention of ever being separated again.
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