Chasing Pages Book Club: "The Ghost Map"
An Afternoon Book Club with Coffee, Tea & Snacks!
April's selection is "The Ghost Map" by Steven Johnson.
The Ghost Map takes place in the summer of 1854. A devastating cholera outbreak seizes London just as it is emerging as a modern city: more than 2 million people packed into a ten-mile circumference, a hub of travel and commerce, teeming with people from all over the world, continually pushing the limits of infrastructure that's outdated as soon as it's updated. Dr. John Snow—whose ideas about contagion had been dismissed by the scientific community—is spurred to intense action when the people in his neighborhood begin dying. With enthralling suspense, Johnson chronicles Snow's day-by-day efforts, as he risks his own life to prove how the epidemic is being spread.
The Ghost Map is an endlessly compelling and utterly gripping account of that London summer of 1854, from the microbial level to the macrourban-theory level—including, most important, the human level.
Book Club copies are available at the Cherrydale service desk.
Meets on the 4th Wednesday of the month. Newcomers always welcome.
Next month's selection is "Just Mercy" by Bryan Stevenson.
For more information, contact Ruth at 703-228-6330.
- Date:
- Wednesday, April 25, 2018 Show more dates
- Time:
- 2:00pm - 3:00pm
- Location:
- Loft
- Library:
- Cherrydale Library
- Audience:
- Events for Adults Good for Adults Age 55+
- Categories:
- Book Club
- Calendar:
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