We meet the first Monday of the month at two locations and times.
Enjoy lively discussion with fellow reading enthusiasts; drop-ins
welcome.The Year We Left Home by Jean Thompson.
11 am-noon, Perry Creek Branch Library, 2912 Hamilton Blvd, Sioux City, IA
6:30 pm-7:30 pm, Morningside Branch Library, 4005 Morningside Ave, Sioux City, IA
The 2013 All Iowa Reads selection is
“…a sweeping and emotionally powerful story of a single American
family during the tumultuous final decades of the twentieth century. It
begins in 1973 when the Erickson family of Grenada, Iowa, gathers for
the wedding of their eldest daughter, Anita. Even as they celebrate, the
fault lines in the family emerge. The bride wants nothing more than to
raise a family in her hometown, while her brother Ryan watches
restlessly from the sidelines, planning his escape. Joined by their
cousin Chip, an unpredictable, war-damaged loner, the two begin a
perilous journey to “freedom.” Torrie, the Ericksons’ youngest daughter,
another rebel intent on escape, makes choices that bring about a
tragedy that leaves the entire family changed forever.
The Year We Left Home
follows the Erickson siblings as they
confront prosperity and heartbreak, setbacks and triumphs, and seek
their place in a country whose only constant seems to be breathtaking
change.”