April Book Club
When: April 19th at 7 pm
Where: The Wine Pub
2907 Shelter Island Drive #108
San Diego, CA 92106
https://www.thewinepubsd.com/
Join us for our April book club when we will be discussing Take What You Can Carry by Gian Sardar. Please RSVP so that appropriate reservations can be made.
Book description from Goodreads "An aspiring photographer follows her dreams and faces her fears in a poignant novel about finding beauty, promise, and love amid the chaos of war-torn Kurdistan.
It’s 1979. Olivia Murray, a secretary at a Los Angeles newspaper, is determined to become a photojournalist and make a difference with her work. When opportunity arrives, she seizes it, accompanying her Kurdish boyfriend, Delan, to northern Iraq for a family wedding, hoping to capture an image that lands her a job in the photo department. More important, though, the trip is a chance to understand Delan’s childhood and bridge the differences of their pasts. Yet when the return home proves less safe than Delan believed, Olivia is confronted with a reality she had not expected, and is awakened to the dangers of a town patrolled by Iraqi military under curfew and constant threat.
But in this world torn apart by war, there are intoxicating sights and scents, Delan’s loving family, innocence not yet compromised, and small acts of kindness that flourish unexpectedly. All of it will be tested when Olivia captures a shattering, tragic moment on film, one that upends all their lives and proves that true bravery begins with an open heart."
Looking ahead: For those that like to plan ahead, book club is typically held on the third Tuesday of each month. PLEASE NOTE A CHANGE FOR MAY: due to scheduling conflicts May's book club will be held on MONDAY MAY 9th. The book club selection for May is Cloud Cuckoo Land by Anthony Doerr.
