First off, I have a correction to my last post. Gerald knows the publisher of The Glass Madonna, who ALSO happens to be the author! We all got to meet Donna Meredith last Saturday at the Clarksburg Library, listen to her discuss the Clarksburg glass industry (i actually missed the chat), and had our books signed. We finished our discussion of the book yesterday at the Bridgeport park. As someone who didn't grow up in WV, the historical references in the book were enlightening. The fictional story takes place in Clarksburg during the Vietnam War (and before). I learned a lot about the history of the town through this book. The characters are sometimes unredeemable (that's Cristina's favorite way to analyze characters), and more often than not, I wanted to jump into the pages of the book and slap some sense into the main character. In the end, readers are left pretty satisfied with the resolution. In all, someone with an interest in Clarksburg history who can tolerate a protagonist with battered woman syndrome (without wanting to jump into the book yourself) might enjoy The Glass Madonna.
Up next, we're leaving WV authors behind and taking a look at a literary debut. Ransom Riggs is the author of "Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children," the tale of a young boy who decides to investigate some of the wild stories his grandfather told him about an orphanage he lived in during WWII. It sounds a little twisted, but after so much reality lately, I think we're due for a change of pace.
Hope you can join us next Tuesday @5 for our discussion of the first half of the book (:
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