All patrons and friends of the Charlotte Hobbs Memorial Library are welcome to join

Page Turners, the Library’s book discussion group. In February we will be finishing our

reading and discussion of Stendhal's brilliant classic The Charterhouse of Parma (1839), a

novel of the Italy in the aftermath of the Napoleonic Wars that brings together the young

and sensitive Fabrice, his magnetic aunt Gina, the Duchess Sanseverina, and the powerful

Count Mosca, in a plot of romantic and political intrigue. Print copies and audio versions

are widely available, and the entire text in English translation can be found at this site.

In March, Page Turners will begin a new thread focusing on Israel/Palestine. Our

opening book for this discussion is journalist Sandy Tolan's widely acclaimed and widely

available The Lemon Tree: An Arab, A Jew, and the Heart of the Middle East (2006). Be

sure to find the full-length version and not the shorter publication abridged for young

adults!

Page Turners maintains a discussion list through which members receive background

information and discussion questions for each book selection. Please contact Sue Lanser

(925-6244 or lanser@brandeis.edu) if you would like to learn more about the group or

wish to join our mailing list. With occasional exceptions, we meet on the second Monday

of each month.