Westover Hills
General Interest Book Group
2020 Selections
Meets 4th Mondays, 6:30-7:45 at Westover Hills
 
Aims to satisfy a wide range of interests.
Newcomers always welcome.
Feel free to come regularly, or just for the titles that interest you.
Light refreshments.
 
JANUARY SELECTION
meeting January 27th
 
Where the Crawdads Sing

by Delia Owens

Viewed with suspicion in the aftermath of a tragedy, a beautiful hermit who has survived for years in a marsh becomes targeted by unthinkable forces. 
also available in alternate format(s).
FEBRUARY SELECTION
meeting February 24th
 
Becoming

by Michelle Obama

An intimate and uplifting memoir by the former First Lady chronicles the experiences that have shaped her remarkable life, from her childhood on the South Side of Chicago through her setbacks and achievements in the White House.
 
also available in alternate format(s).
MARCH SELECTION
meeting March 23rd
 
Water for Elephants

by Sara Gruen

Ninety-something-year-old Jacob Jankowski remembers his time in the circus as a young man during the Great Depression, and his friendship with Marlena, the star of the equestrian act, and Rosie, the elephant, who gave them hope.
 
also available in alternate format(s).
APRIL SELECTION
meeting April 27th
 
Educated : a Memoir

by Tara Westover

Traces the author's experiences as a child born to survivalists in the mountains of Idaho, describing her participation in her family's paranoid stockpiling activities and her resolve to educate herself well enough to earn an acceptance into a prestigious university and the unfamiliar world beyond.
 
also available in alternate format(s).
MAY SELECTION
meeting May 25th
 
The Testaments

by Margaret Atwood

A long-anticipated sequel to the best-selling The Handmaid’s Tale is set 15 years after Offred stepped into an unknown fate and interweaves the experiences of three female narrators from Gilead.
 
also available in alternate format(s).
 
Note:  Copies of The Handmaid's Tale will also be available, as it is highly recommended to read it before reading the sequel.