Thursday, July 14, 2016

AS CLOSE TO US AS BREATHING, BY ELIZABETH POLINER

BOOK CLUB DISCUSSION DATE AND TIME: 
TUESDAY, AUGUST 9, 2016, AT 11:00 A.M.
In 1948, a small stretch of the Woodmont, Connecticut shoreline, affectionately named “Bagel
Beach,” has long been the summer destination for Jewish families. Here, sisters Ada, Vivie, and Bec assemble at their beloved family cottage, with children in tow and weekend-only husbands who arrive each Friday in time for the Sabbath meal. During the week, freedom reigns. But when a terrible accident occurs on the sisters’ watch , a summer of hope and self-discovery transforms into a lifetime of atonement and loss.