RESCHEDULED: Virtual: Book Group: Finding Meaning Through Reading With Naomi McEneely

For twenty-one years, Naomi worked at an independent  bookstore.  At the bookstore, she organized and led several book clubs a month, along with setting up panels with authors that write for book clubs. Naomi also created a partnership with 22 libraries, 45 schools and 15 not-for-profit organizations

Broken for You by Stephanie Kallos

As the story of two women in self­ imposed exile whose lives are transformed when their paths intersect, Stephanie Kallos’s debut novel is a work of infinite charm, wit, and heart. It is also a glorious homage to the beauty of broken things.

When we meet septuagenarian Margaret Hughes, she is living alone in a mansion in Seattle with only a massive collection of valuable antiques for company. Enter Wanda Schultz, a young woman with a broken heart who has come west to search for her wayward boyfriend. Both women are guarding dark secrets and have spent many years building up protective armor against the outside world. But as the two begin their tentative dance of friendship, the armor begins to fall away. This launches a series of remarkable and unanticipated events, leading Margaret to discover a way to redeem her cursed past, and Wanda to learn the true purpose of her cross-country journey.

Funny, heartbreaking, and alive with a potpourri of eccentric and irresistible characters, Broken for You is a testament to the saving graces of surrogate families and shows how far the tiniest repair jobs can go in righting the world’s wrongs.

Please note:

*Registration ends 8:00 pm on December 16th

*Log in will be available 15 minutes prior to program start time.

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