This month's Book Club meeting is going to be a h ybrid event and you are welcome to come to the hum anist center in person\, or to Zoom in using the l ink below.
\nThi s month's selection is: The Forest of Vani shing Stars by Kristin Harmel
\n416 pp 13hf 21 min 4.6 stars\n
From Amazon…<
br /> The New York Times bestselling author of the
“heart-stopping tale of survival and heroism” (Pe
ople) The Book of Lost Names returns with an evoca
tive coming-of-age World War II story about a youn
g woman who uses her knowledge of the wilderness t
o help Jewish refugees escape the Nazis—until a se
cret from her past threatens everything.
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After being stolen from her wealthy Ge
rman parents and raised in the unforgiving wildern
ess of eastern Europe\, a young woman finds hersel
f alone in 1941 after her kidnapper dies. Her soli
tary existence is interrupted\, however\, when she
happens upon a group of Jews fleeing the Nazi ter
ror. Stunned to learn what’s happening in the outs
ide world\, she vows to teach the group all she ca
n about surviving in the forest—and in turn\, they
teach her some surprising lessons about opening h
er heart after years of isolation. But when she is
betrayed and escapes into a German-occupied villa
ge\, her past and present come together in a shock
ing collision that could change everything.
Inspired by incredible true stories of survival ag
ainst staggering odds\, and suffused with the jour
ney-from-the-wilderness elements that made Where t
he Crawdads Sing a worldwide phenomenon\, The Fore
st of Vanishing Stars is a heart-wrenching and sus
penseful novel from the #1 internationally bestsel
ling author whose writing has been hailed as “swee
ping and magnificent” (Fiona Davis\, New York Time
s bestselling author)\, “immersive and evocative”
(Publishers Weekly)\, and “gripping” (Tampa Bay Ti
mes).
The Book Club meets on the 4th Saturday of every month.
\nHenry Geist and Vici Duarte are your hosts.< /p>\n
Zoom meeting ID
: 914 535 5110
(Open your Zoom app and type
this number in the box that comes up after you cli
ck on the 'Join' icon)
Note: The book clu b meets in the library\, which is down the hallway from the great room.
DESCRIPTION:\n \n \n This month's Book Club meeting is going t o be a hybrid event and you are welcome to come to the humanist center in person\, or to Zoom in usi ng the link below.\n \n \n This month's selection is: The Forest of Vanishing Stars by Kristin Harme l\n \n \n 416 pp 13hf 21 min 4.6 stars\n \n \n \n From Amazon…\n The New York Times bestselling au thor of the “heart-stopping tale of survival and h eroism” (People) The Book of Lost Names returns wi th an evocative coming-of-age World War II story a bout a young woman who uses her knowledge of the w ilderness to help Jewish refugees escape the Nazis —until a secret from her past threatens everything .\n --------\n After being stolen from her wealt hy German parents and raised in the unforgiving wi lderness of eastern Europe\, a young woman finds h erself alone in 1941 after her kidnapper dies. Her solitary existence is interrupted\, however\, whe n she happens upon a group of Jews fleeing the Naz i terror. Stunned to learn what’s happening in the outside world\, she vows to teach the group all s he can about surviving in the forest—and in turn\, they teach her some surprising lessons about open ing her heart after years of isolation. But when s he is betrayed and escapes into a German-occupied village\, her past and present come together in a shocking collision that could change everything.\n Inspired by incredible true stories of survival against staggering odds\, and suffused with the jo urney-from-the-wilderness elements that made Where the Crawdads Sing a worldwide phenomenon\, The Fo rest of Vanishing Stars is a heart-wrenching and s uspenseful novel from the #1 internationally bests elling author whose writing has been hailed as “sw eeping and magnificent” (Fiona Davis\, New York Ti mes bestselling author)\, “immersive and evocative ” (Publishers Weekly)\, and “gripping” (Tampa Bay Times).\n \n \n The Book Club meets on the 4th Sat urday of every month.\n \n \n Henry Geist and Vici Duarte are your hosts.\n \n \n Zoom meeting ID: 9 14 535 5110\n (Open your Zoom app and type this n umber in the box that comes up after you click on the 'Join' icon)\n \n \n Note: The book club meets in the library\, which is down the hallway from t he great room.\n \n CATEGORIES:Book club CALSCALE:GREGORIAN DTSTAMP;TZID=America/Phoenix:20260926T100000 DTSTART;TZID=America/Phoenix:20260926T100000 DTEND;TZID=America/Phoenix:20260926T120000 LOCATION:627 W RIO SALADO PKWY\n HUMANIST SOCIETY OF GREATE R PHOENIX\n MESA\, AZ 85201-4009\n United States\n URL:https://hsgp.org/civicrm/event/info/?reset=1&id=4942 END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR