Adult Enrichment & Fellowship...
Women's Book Group
Welcome!!
Please
join us. Even if you haven't read the book...
come and enjoy the fellowship and lively discussions.
Wednesday, February 21
at 6:30 pm
at Bev Staaden’s house
Love in the Present Tense, by Catherine Ryan Hyde
Streetwise Pearl is 13 when she gets pregnant and
accidentally shoots her baby's father, a police officer.
Over the next five years, she and her son, Leonard, move
from place to place as the teen worries about
repercussions from the killing. Her past catches up with
her, and, when she disappears, the boy is left with
their neighbor, 25-year-old Mitch.
Narrated
in the alternating voices of the principal characters,
this novel is an examination of relationships and
special bonds. As close as Leonard becomes to Mitch over
the years, he never stops feeling Pearl's presence in a
tangible way: her forever love for him. He contrasts
this with what Mitch calls love: a long-term
relationship with an older married woman that seems
hurtful to all involved. Both Leonard's and Mitch's
outlooks on love are flawed, and it is not until they
almost lose everything that they recognize how
completely they have transformed themselves into a
family, and how remarkable their attachment is.
Future books that we're considering:
The Reader, by Bernhard Schlink
Personal Reflections of Joan of Arc, by Mark
Twain
The Lathe of Heaven, by Ursula K. LeGuin
All are welcome ... We hope you will join us!
For more
information see Bev Staaden.
