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We will be taking our long-standing book group, and meeting via Zoom. All members will be sent a Zoom meeting link and password. Don't forget to find a quiet place and mute your microphone when not actively speaking.
Registration is required. Join us via Zoom!
Instructions for Zoom:
Please download the Zoom app on your computer, phone or tablet. You do not have to have a Zoom account to join the meeting. When you register for this program, you will be sent a unique Zoom ID and password. A few minutes before the event, open the Zoom app and type in the meeting ID and password to join us.
Our next book will be "American Dirt" by Jeanine Cummins
Lydia Quixano Pérez lives in the Mexican city of Acapulco. She runs a bookstore. She has a son, Luca, the love of her life, and a wonderful husband who is a journalist. And while there are cracks beginning to show in Acapulco because of the drug cartels, her life is, by and large, fairly comfortable.
Even though she knows they’ll never sell, Lydia stocks some of her all-time favorite books in her store. And then one day a man enters the shop to browse and comes up to the register with a few books he would like to buy―two of them her favorites. Javier is erudite. He is charming. And, unbeknownst to Lydia, he is the jefe of the newest drug cartel that has gruesomely taken over the city. When Lydia’s husband’s tell-all profile of Javier is published, none of their lives will ever be the same.
Forced to flee, Lydia and eight-year-old Luca soon find themselves miles and worlds away from their comfortable middle-class existence. Instantly transformed into migrants, Lydia and Luca ride la bestia―trains that make their way north toward the United States, which is the only place Javier’s reach doesn’t extend. As they join the countless people trying to reach el norte, Lydia soon sees that everyone is running from something. But what exactly are they running to?
Available in audiobook on Hoopla, no waiting!
The library has limited copies available. When registering, please indicate if you will need a copy and where you want to pick it up. If you are placed on the waitlist, we can invite you to the meeting, but you will need to get a copy of the book on your own. Please call the Farmington Library 860.673.6791with any questions.