Today's guest blogger is Bernhard Schlink, best known for his book THE READER. He has a new book out that may prove to be just as impactful as THE READER and promises to stir up some excellent conversation for your book club. It's called THE WEEKEND and deals with terrorism from a different point of view - that of the terrorist and his friends and family as they gather upon his release from prison. In today
I've been to a fair number of author events in my day from luncheons to bookstore readings to schmancy book launch cocktail parties and the more I think about it the more I realize I have rarely been to one of these events where there weren't other authors in attendance showing their support.
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Reviewer (text)
Sarah Rachel Egelman
High school senior Andi Alpers is full of anger and sadness. The tragic death of her younger brother has wrecked her family, sending her father away, her mother into a paralyzing depression, and Andi into a state of rage and hurt so deep it feels like suicide might be the only way to relieve the pain. She tries to manage the overwhelming hurt and sense of responsibility over Truman's passing with prescription drugs, but the only thing that really helps is music.
Teaser
Two girls, two centuries apart. One never knowing the other. But when Andi Alpers finds Alexandrine Paradis's diary, she recognizes something in her words and is moved to the point of obsession.
Promo
Two girls, two centuries apart. One never knowing the other. But when Andi Alpers finds Alexandrine Paradis's diary, she recognizes something in her words and is moved to the point of obsession.
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Let’s hear it for a movie true to the book it is based on!
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