The Classic Book Discussion Group will ring in 2025 with a discussion of Virginia Woolf’s Mrs. Dalloway.
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BOOK DESCRIPTION: Mrs. Dalloway takes place over the course of a single day in a woman’s life in 1920s London. There are flowers to buy, outfits to choose, but also, a visit from a past lover, and the tragic fate of a young war veteran who cannot adjust to life in post-war London. Virginia Woolf’s supple and mesmerizing account of an ordinary day draws the reader into the minds, perceptions, and emotions of an astonishingly varied and vivid cast of characters. Woolf reminds us that each day, hour, and even minute of our lives harbors the potential to transform us and those, around us. The novel ranks among those rare, timeless books that speak to us anew with each reading.
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Copies of Mrs. Dalloway can be picked up from the Book Discussion Shelf on our first floor, and it’s also available digitally as an ebook (through Libby/Overdrive or Hoopla) and an audiobook (through Libby/Overdrive or Hoopla).
An in-person discussion of Mrs. Dalloway will be held at the library on Thursday, January 30, at 3:00 PM. No registration is required to attend.
Published on December 31, 2024.
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