Thursday Morning with Friends Book Club: "My Brilliant Friend"
 

Reading and discussing current literary fiction, historical fiction and some nonfiction titles.
We are the Thursday Morning with Friends Book Club. We meet every fourth Thursday morning at 10:30 a.m. in person at Central Library. This is a volunteer-led book club and new members are welcome.
2025 Reading List
- Jan. 23: Klara and the Sun by Kazuo Ishiguro
- Feb. 27: My Brilliant Friend by Elena Ferrante
- Mar. 27: The Return by Hisham Matar
- Apr. 24: James by Percival Everett
- May 22: Their Eyes Were Watching God by Nora Zeale Hurston
- June 26: The Harlem Shuffle by Colson Whitehead
- July 24: South to America: A Journey Below the Mason-Dixon Line by Imani Perry
- Aug. 28: The Four Winds by Kristin Hannah
- Sept. 25: The 42nd Parallel by John Dos Passos
- Oct. 23: The Hunter by Tana French
- Nov. 20: All The Beauty in the World by Patrick Bringley
- Dec. 18: West with Giraffes by Lydia Rutledge
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- Date:
- Thursday, February 27, 2025 Show more dates
- Time:
- 10:30am - 12:00pm
- Location:
- Bluemont Room
- Library:
- Central Library
- Audience:
- Events for Adults Good for Adults Age 55+
- Categories:
- Book Discussion
- Calendar:
- Arlington Public Library
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About the Book:
"Beginning in the 1950s in a poor but vibrant neighborhood on the outskirts of Naples, Elena Ferrante’s four-volume story spans almost sixty years, as its main characters, the fiery and unforgettable Lila and the bookish narrator, Elena, become women, wives, mothers, and leaders, all the while maintaining a complex and at times conflicted friendship. This first novel in the series follows Lila and Elena from their fateful meeting as ten-year-olds through their school years and adolescence. Through the lives of these two women, Ferrante tells the story of a neighborhood, a city, and a country as it is transformed in ways that, in turn, also transform the relationship between two women."
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- Phone: 703-228-5993
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