Reading Glasses

Thursday, April 257:00—8:30 PMLearning LabShrewsbury Public Library609 Main Street, Shrewsbury, MA, 01545

The April meeting of Reading Glasses, SPL's book group for adults in their 20s and 30s, will be on Thursday, April 25th in a hybrid format. We will meet in the Learning Lab on the 2nd Floor, and well as on Google Meet.

We'll be discussing "Circe" by  Madeline Miller.

"In the house of Helios, god of the sun and mightiest of the Titans, a daughter is born. But Circe is a strange child--not powerful, like her father, nor viciously alluring like her mother. Turning to the world of mortals for companionship, she discovers that she does possess power--the power of witchcraft, which can transform rivals into monsters and menace the gods themselves. Threatened, Zeus banishes her to a deserted island, where she hones her occult craft, tames wild beasts and crosses paths with many of the most famous figures in all of mythology, including the Minotaur, Daedalus and his doomed son Icarus, the murderous Medea, and, of course, wily Odysseus. But there is danger, too, for a woman who stands alone, and Circe unwittingly draws the wrath of both men and gods, ultimately finding herself pitted against one of the most terrifying and vengeful of the Olympians. To protect what she loves most, Circe must summon all her strength and choose, once and for all, whether she belongs with the gods she is born from, or the mortals she has come to love..

New attendees, please email SPLreference@cwmars.org to be added to the notification list. All attendees will receive a Google Meet invite closer to the meeting date.

No Registration Required