Books on Tap: "The Farm" by Joanne Ramos
 
You Don't Have to Choose Between Book Club and Happy Hour!
Relax and chat about the latest great books. Meets on Zoom until further notice the third Monday of each month (meets on an alternate Monday in the event of a holiday). *Meeting virtually for the foreseeable future*
November's selection- "The Farm" by Joanne Ramos
Nestled in New York's Hudson Valley is a luxury retreat boasting every amenity: organic meals, personal fitness trainers, daily massages&;and all of it for free. In fact, you're paid big money to stay here&;more than you've ever dreamed of. The catch? For nine months, you cannot leave the grounds, your movements are monitored, and you are cut off from your former life while you dedicate yourself to the task of producing the perfect baby. For someone else. Jane, an immigrant from the Philippines, is in desperate search of a better future when she commits to being a &;Host&; at Golden Oaks&;or the Farm, as residents call it. But now pregnant, fragile, consumed with worry for her family, Jane is determined to reconnect with her life outside. Yet she cannot leave the Farm or she will lose the life-changing fee she&;ll receive on the delivery of her child. Gripping, provocative, heartbreaking, The Farm pushes to the extremes our thinking on motherhood, money, and merit and raises crucial questions about the trade-offs women will make to fortify their futures and the futures of those they love.
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- Date:
- Monday, November 16, 2020
- Time:
- 7:00pm - 8:00pm
- Categories:
- Book Club
- Calendar:
- Arlington Public Library
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