Category Archives: Around the World Virtual Book Club
Olive Kitteridge Virtual Book Discussion
Olive Kitteridge by Elizabeth Strout. Published in 2008. Synopsis: Set in the small town of Crosby, Maine, this collection of inter-connected short stories has one thing in common: the complex character of Olive Kitteridge, a retired math teacher. While the … Continue reading
The Lovers Virtual Book Discussion
The Lovers by Vendela Vida. Published in 2010. Synopsis: Recently widowed, Yvonne returns to the coastal village in Turkey where she and her husband honeymooned twenty-eight years ago. The week she had set aside for vacation doesn’t go quite as … Continue reading
The Same Earth Virtual Book Discussion
The Same Earth by Kei Miller. Published in 2008. Synopsis: Set in the village of Watersgate, Jamaica in the 1970s – 1980s, this novel tells the stories of a host of characters – most notably Imelda Richardson. While intertwining the … Continue reading
Nineteen Eighty-Four Virtual Book Discussion
Nineteen Eighty-Four by George Orwell. Published in 1949. Synopsis: In a quasi-oligarchic world, Winston Smith’s job is to re-write history to suit the ever-changing needs of an all-powerful Party. Where evil thoughts and adultery are considered to be the ultimate … Continue reading
Becky A. Johnson 