BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//sebbo.net//ical-generator//EN NAME:Westlake Porter Library X-WR-CALNAME:Westlake Porter Library BEGIN:VEVENT UID:d269a3d7-cd57-46b0-9f4c-f2d039e707a5 SEQUENCE:0 DTSTAMP:20260719T073616Z DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20240813T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20240813T203000 SUMMARY:Tuesday Evening Book Discussion LOCATION:Westlake Porter Public Library\nWestlake Porter Public Library X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=Westlake Porter Public Lib rary;X-APPLE-RADIUS=10;X-TITLE=Westlake Porter Public Library:geo:41.44766 6,-81.92459 GEO:41.447666;-81.92459 DESCRIPTION:When a woman discovers a rare book that has connections to her past\, long-held secrets about her missing sister and their childhood spe nt in the English countryside during World War II are revealed..\nhttps:// westlakelibrary.libnet.info/event/9611354 X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:

This meeting will be held IN PERSON and ON ZOOM. Those unable to attend in person\, can join us via Zoom simultaneou sly. Registration begins July 9.

Join us to discuss Th e Secret Life of Flora Lea by Patti Callahan Henry:

"In the war-torn London of 1939\, fourteen-ye ar-old Hazel and five-year-old Flora are evacuated to a rural village to e scape the horrors of the Second World War. Living with the kind Bridie Abe rdeen and her teenage son\, Harry\, in a charming stone cottage along the River Thames\, Hazel fills their days with walks and games to distract her young sister\, including one that she creates for her sister and her sist er alone&mdash\;a fairy tale about a magical land\, a secret place they ca n escape to that is all their own.

Bu t the unthinkable happens when young Flora suddenly vanishes while playing near the banks of the river. Shattered\, Hazel blames herself for her sis ter's disappearance\, and she carries that guilt into adulthood as a priva te burden she feels she deserves.

Twe nty years later\, Hazel is in London\, ready to move on from her job at a cozy rare bookstore to a career at Sotheby's. With a charming boyfriend an d her elegantly timeworn Bloomsbury flat\, Hazel's future seems determined . But her tidy life is turned upside down when she unwraps a package conta ining an illustrated book called Whisperwood and the River of Stars. Hazel never told a soul about the imaginary world she created just for Flora. Could this book hold the secrets to Flora's disappearance? Could i t be a sign that her beloved sister is still alive after all these years? As Hazel embarks on a feverish quest\, revisiting long-dormant relationshi ps and bravely opening wounds from her past\, her career and future hang i n the balance."

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Physical copies of the book will be available for participants to borrow at the Circulation Desk \;beginning July 9\, 2 024.
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If you have any questions\, please email: \;tuesdaybookclub@westlakelibrary.org
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This book club meets every second Tuesday of th e month at 7 p.m. View and print the list of books and check out WPPL's Book Discussion page for more book and movie clubs!
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