Tonight's meeting will start 30 minutes earlier due to the Library's summer hours.

Joins us for the discussion of My Brilliant Friend by Elena Ferrante.

Beginning in the 1950s in a poor but vibrant neighborhood on the outskirts of Naples, Elena Ferrante’s four-volume story spans almost sixty years, as its main characters, the fiery and unforgettable Lila and the bookish narrator, Elena, become women, wives, mothers, and leaders, all the while maintaining a complex and at times conflicted friendship. This first novel in the series follows Lila and Elena from their fateful meeting as ten-year-olds through their school years and adolescence.
 
Through the lives of these two women, Ferrante tells the story of a neighborhood, a city, and a country as it is transformed in ways that, in turn, also transform the relationship between two women.

Book club books are available at the Circulation Desk on the Main Level about a month before the meeting and are due back on the evening of the discussion.

All readers are always welcome!

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