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Morning Book Discussion (TB)

Love & Saffron by Kim Fay
2024-12-04 11:00:00 2024-12-04 12:00:00 America/New_York Morning Book Discussion (TB) Join us this month to discuss Love & Saffron by Kim Fay. You're invited to bring a snack to share as we discuss this book that celebrates food and friendship! Twin Beaches Branch - Meeting Room East

Wednesday, December 04
11:00am - 12:00pm

Add to Calendar 2024-12-04 11:00:00 2024-12-04 12:00:00 America/New_York Morning Book Discussion (TB) Join us this month to discuss Love & Saffron by Kim Fay. You're invited to bring a snack to share as we discuss this book that celebrates food and friendship! Twin Beaches Branch - Meeting Room East

Twin Beaches Branch

Meeting Room East

Join us this month to discuss Love & Saffron by Kim Fay. You're invited to bring a snack to share as we discuss this book that celebrates food and friendship!

This special book discussion potluck is for members and invited guests of the Twin Beaches Morning Book Discussion group. Joining is easy and free! Simply register for this event or sign up on the day of the discussion to join. All are welcome!

About the book:

When twenty-seven-year-old Joan Bergstrom sends a fan letter—as well as a gift of saffron—to fifty-nine-year-old Imogen Fortier, a life-changing friendship begins. Joan lives in Los Angeles and is just starting out as a writer for the newspaper food pages. Imogen lives on Camano Island outside Seattle, writing a monthly column for a Pacific Northwest magazine, and while she can hunt elk and dig for clams, she’s never tasted fresh garlic--exotic fare in the Northwest of the sixties. As the two women commune through their letters, they build a closeness that sustains them through the Cuban Missile Crisis, the assassination of President Kennedy, and the unexpected in their own lives.

Food and a good life—they can’t be separated. It is a discovery the women share, not only with each other, but with the men in their lives. Because of her correspondence with Joan, Imogen’s decades-long marriage blossoms into something new and exciting, and in turn, Joan learns that true love does not always come in the form we expect it to. Into this beautiful, intimate world comes the ultimate test of Joan and Imogen’s friendship—a test that summons their unconditional trust in each other. A brief respite from our chaotic world, Love & Saffron is a gem of a novel, a reminder that food and friendship are the antidote to most any heartache, and that human connection will always be worth creating.

AGE GROUP: | Senior | Adult |

EVENT TYPE: | Book Events/Discussion |

TAGS: | book discussion | Adults |

Twin Beaches Branch
Phone: (410) 257-2411
Branch manager
Melissa Gray
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Mon, Dec 08 9:00AM to 8:00PM
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Wed, Dec 10 9:00AM to 8:00PM
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Fri, Dec 12 12:00PM to 5:00PM
Sat, Dec 13 9:00AM to 5:00PM
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Serving the Twin Beaches area of Chesapeake Beach and North Beach since 1981. Come discover everything Calvert Library Twin Beaches Branch offers to our community.  
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3. No late fees 
4. Premium online resources 
5. Job seeker services 
6. Fun, educational programs for all ages!

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Program Room
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Program Room
Join us for Story Explorers, an exciting new Storytime class where imaginations run wild. Your little one will journey through captivating stories, merrily move to music and join in hands-on activities designed to spark creativity and early learning. This class ends with guided play, a great time to make new friends. Adult must accompany child. Suggested for ages 2 - 5. Registration recommended.
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