Daytime Book Group At C.H. Booth Library

A new daytime book group at C.H. Booth Library will be meeting on Monday, March 12, from 1 to 2:30 pm to discuss The Weight of Water by Anita Shreve. The meeting will take place on the third floor in Special Collections.

Originally this group was scheduled to begin on February 26, so note the date change.

Ms Shreve’s novel tells the story of two women who in 1873 were found brutally murdered on a small island off the New Hampshire coast. A third woman survived the attack, hiding in a sea cave until dawn. More than a century later, a photographer, Jean, comes to the island to shoot a photo-essay about the unsolved crime. She becomes obsessed with the accounts of the dead woman’s lives in this barren fishing town. As the story progresses Anita Shreve weaves the modern-day story of Jean with that of the grisly 19th Century murders. Exploring trust and betrayal, the destructiveness of passion, the deep woven bound of family, and the endless resonance of guilt, this is an overwhelming journey through the furthest extremes of emotion.

There are several copies of this title available at the library. Join the group for an afternoon of discussion and fellowship. You need not read the entire book to attend. Call the library at 426-4533 if you have any questions.