August Book Club

Join us in the Lower Annex Parish Hall (LAPH) for our quarterly gathering of bookworms, as we discuss David Maine’s novel, Fallen (2005). We’ll meet at 5:00 p.m. on Thursday, August 20, so there’s time to get your copy (Kindle, paper, audiobook) and read it (only 256 pages)! Here’s an excerpt from Kirkus Reviews:

“A thought-provoking account of man’s fall from grace. Maine re-imagines the first family, from Adam and Eve’s expulsion to the murder of Abel, offering an intimate portrait of a damaged, all-too-human clan. Told in reverse chronology, beginning with the death of Cain, the novel inches backward, each movement unveiling those wounding moments and fatal flaws that can lead to disobedience and murder. … Though the tragedy of the two brothers, and the repercussions in a world in which murder can now exist is good drama, the story’s winning moments are in examining the novelty of being the first of your kind, of having to literally discover everything in the world. … At once witty and poignant, Maine captures the frail humanity of the world’s first family.”

Happy reading!