Barron Park Reading Group

The Story of a Marriage: A Novel by Andrew Sean Greer Fiction suggested by Barbara A book about love, an indirect and devastating exploration of the mystery at the heart of every relationship, how we can ever truly know another person. From Amazon –  “We think we know the ones we love.” So Pearlie Cook […]

The Story of a New Name by Elena Ferrante Fiction suggested by Anca The 2nd book in her Neapolitan quartet, the sequel to “My Brilliant Friend”, it continues the story of the two friends growing up in post-WWII Italy. Several book group members have read and enjoyed all four books in this series.

The Stranger by Albert Camus Through the story of an ordinary man unwittingly drawn into a senseless murder on an Algerian beach, Camus explored what he termed “the nakedness of man faced with the absurd.”

Sweet Tooth by Ian McEwan Fiction from Shirley During Cold War, woman joins the British equivalent of CIA. (Fun book)

Sweetness at the Bottom of the Pie by Alan Bradley Fiction suggested by Janet At an old mansion, young Flavia de Luce, an aspiring chemist with a passion for poison, is intrigued by a series of odd events. Then Flavia finds a dying man. from Amazon – It is the summer of 1950 and at […]

Talk to the Hand by Lynn Truss Non-fiction from Verna Demise of decent manners, rise of rudeness

Tulipomania by Mike Dash Non-fiction suggested by Romy 1630’s Netherlands speculation on tulip bulbs runs rampant until single flowers were being sold for more than the cost of a house.

Uncanny Valley: A Memoir by Anna Wiener Non-Fiction suggested by Barbara In her mid-twenties, Anna works at a big-data startup in the early Silicon Valley bubble: a world of surreal extravagance, dubious success, and entrepreneurs hell-bent on domination, glory, and progress. From Amazon – In her mid-twenties, at the height of tech industry idealism, Anna […]

Unsheltered: A Novel by Barbara Kingsolver Fiction suggested by Shirley Two families, now and in the 1870s, living in the same structurally unsound brick house and facing the challenges of a changing society. Per Amazon, from the back cover – How could two hardworking people do everything right in life, a woman asks, and end […]

The Vanishing Half: A Novel by Brit Bennett Fiction suggested by Lynnie About twin sisters, inseparable as children, who ultimately choose to live in two very different worlds, one black and one white. from Amazon – The Vignes twin sisters will always be identical. But after growing up together in a small, southern black community […]