Reading Group

• February 14
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• May 9
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Set during one of the most conflicted and volatile times in American history: the internment of American-Japanese families during World War II.
Jamie Ford has created an unforgettable duo whose story teaches us about forgiveness and the power of the human heart. The book was awarded the 2010 Asian/Pacific American Award for Literature and was named the #1 Book Club Pick for Fall 2009/Winter 2010 by the American Booksellers Association.

Venue: Geneviève's place.

This book, rather more a collection of would-be stand-alone stories with a common principal character, invites the reader to witness the life and world of Del, a young girl whose experiences and encounters in growing up form the basis of each "story" or section as she grows from a young girl into womanhood. The reader is compelled to experience the struggle and wonder of growing up that is common amongst all of us, in a story that is peppered with extraordinary circumstances and trials that, thankfully, relatively few of us ever have to experience.

Lives of Girls and Women is a coming-of-age story, full of the tumultuous times one goes through on the road to growing up, the universal truths about growing up and the tragedies that are suffered by far too many of us. More than that, it is the story of place and of the complex relationships that form between those with whom people live and experience life. It is about life itself, in all its beauty and ugliness.