The Christie Affair By Nina de Gramont Tuesday October 18, 2022 6:30 pm In 1925, Miss Nan O’Dea infiltrated the wealthy, rarefied world of author Agatha Christie and her husband, Archie. In every way, she became a part of their life––first, both Christies. Then, just Archie. Soon, Nan became Archie’s…
Travels with George By Nathaniel Philbrick Tuesday September 20, 2022 6:30 pm When George Washington became president in 1789, the United States of America was still a loose and quarrelsome confederation and a tentative political experiment. Washington undertook a tour of the ex-colonies to talk to ordinary citizens about his…
The Tobacco Wives By Adele Myers Tuesday August 16, 2022 6:30 pm Myers makes a sparkling debut with a coming-of-age tale about the limited opportunities available to the women of a tobacco town. In the spring of 1947, 15-year-old Maddie Sykes assists her seamstress aunt in Bright Leaf, N.C. When…
The Good Sister By Sally Hepworth Tuesday July 19, 2022 6:30 pm Fern Castle works in her local library. She has dinner with her twin sister Rose three nights a week. And she avoids crowds, bright lights and loud noises as much as possible. Fern has a carefully structured life…
News of the World By Paulette Jiles Tuesday June 21, 2022 6:30 pm It is 1870 and Captain Jefferson Kyle Kidd travels through northern Texas, giving live readings to paying audiences hungry for news of the world. An elderly widower who has lived through three wars and fought in…
Tuesday May 17, 2022 6:30 pm James Patterson – with over 425 million copies of his 200+ titles sold, Patterson is the undisputed bestselling author in the world. Whether you love his work or hate it, pick up one of his books in the many series: Alex Cross,…
Tuesday April 19, 2022 6:30 pm Zoom or In-person Meeting Send for Me by Lauren Fox. Based on the author’s own family letters, Send for Me tells the story of Annelise, a young woman in prewar Germany. Growing up working at her parents’ popular bakery, she’s always imagined…
Tuesday March 15, 2022 6:30 pm Meeting in person or Zoom When it’s announced that 1958 will be the last year debutantes are to be presented at court, thousands of eager mothers and hopeful daughters flood the palace with letters seeking the year’s most coveted invitation: a chance for…
Tuesday February 15 , 2022 6:30 pm Meeting in person or Zoom The eagerly awaited novel from the bestselling author of A Land More Kind Than Home, a tender and haunting story of a father and daughter, crime and forgiveness, race and memory. When the roar of a low-flying plane…
There will be no December meeting. Join us for our Book Club Christmas Dinner at Bella’s on December 15. For more info contact Connie at connieg@mercerlibrary.org Tuesday January 18, 2022 6:30 pm ZOOM or in-person MEETING The Dilemma by B.A. Paris It’s Livia’s 40th birthday, and her husband Adam is…