Book Club Mixer and Author Talk at the Park Ridge Library: The Book of Lost Hours
Featured Book
The Book of Lost Hours: A Novel
"A spectacular historical and speculative novel about a WWII-era girl who grows up trapped in the "time space," a cavernous library featuring books that house memories--but while government agents burn memories they wish to erase, she saves them, until an affair with an American CIA agent as a young woman changes the course of her life"-- Provided by publisher.
This book will be available for purchase at the event.
About This Event
Local book clubs are invited to join us for an in-person author talk with Hayley Gelfuso, author of The Book of Lost Hours.
Hear about her writing journey and novel, meet other book clubs, get new reading suggestions, and make a fun book related craft. Not in a book club? You’re also welcome to attend!
Sponsored by the Friends of the Library. Books and pop-up bookstore provided by New Book Joy Edgebrook.
Featured Author
Haley Gelfuso
About the Venue
New Book Joy - Edgebrook
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