Online: World Lit Now! - The Buddha in the Attic

The title for this month is The Buddha in the Attic by Julie Otsuka.

This story traces the lives of Japanese mail-order brides from their arduous journey by boat to their arrival in San Francisco and their tremulous first nights as new wives, to the back breaking work picking fruit and scrubbing floors of white women, to their struggles to master a new language and raise their own children who ultimately reject their heritage and history.

Join us for World Lit Now!, a book-discussion group focused on recently published, award-winning literature from around the globe. We meet on the 2nd Wednesday of the month at 10:30 am from January through November. Meetings take place via Zoom. New readers are always welcome! Barb Jennes, Ridgefield’s Poet Laureate, leads the group’s always-lively discussions. Please register below.

*Everyone who registers below will receive the Zoom link.

Many of the book discussion titles can be downloaded via the Library's Hoopla or Overdrive services. Check for video instructions on using Hoopla. Print copies are available at the Library for most book groups. Call 203-438-2282 about reserving books. Copies can also be purchased at Books on the Common at a 15% discount.

If you are participating by Zoom and have not received your Zoom link by the day before the book discussion please email lmbachmann@ridgefieldlibrary.org

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