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OPEN BOOK CLUB - Sioux City Public Library "The Year We Left Home"

When Jan 07, 2013
from 06:30 PM to 07:30 PM
Where Morningside Branch Library, 4005 Morningside Ave, Sioux City, IA
Contact Name Kathy Kelly
Contact Phone 712-255-2933
Attendees Open to the public
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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.”

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Filed under: Literary Event, Book Discussion, All Iowa Reads
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