Romantic Fiction Book Group In-Person / Online
The Romantic Fiction Book Group meets monthly to discuss books in the romantic fiction and women's fiction genres. Meetings are hybrid, in library and on Zoom. Copies of the book are available at the reference desk.
What Remains of Love by Suzanne Trauth
At the reading of her beloved father's will, Kate, a divorced French professor, learns of his affaire de coeur during World War II with a French artist named Emilie, to whom he has left a substantial bequest. Kate, stunned to discover the existence of this woman who captivated her father, is determined to unravel the mystery of his past and unearth the truth.
Though Emilie has passed away, her daughter Yvette sends a box of her mother's keepsakes from the war that are even more unnerving - among them a dried flower, a photograph, two smooth stones, and a train ticket. With the help of a long-hidden memoir Kate begins to see the significance of these items that create the picture of a father she thought she knew.
Kate wonders about her parents' marriage. After the war had he abandoned passion for honor? Did he really love her mother, or was he compelled to marry her out of his sense of duty? How well did she really know her father? Or her mother? When more secrets are revealed in the final pages of the memoir, she embarks on a journey to the south of France to reconcile the past and confront her own demons, as well as the legacy of her father's wartime love affair and the price he paid to live an honorable life.
Kate's life is changed forever..
- Date:
- Wednesday, December 6, 2023
- Time:
- 10:30am - 11:30am
- Time Zone:
- Eastern Time - US & Canada (change)
- Location:
- Preakness Room
- Online:
- This is an online event.
- Event URL:
- https://us02web.zoom.us/j/88680597658?pwd=VC9USnRUaHl6NWNNclJmajFwR2dzdz09
- Audience:
- Adults Senior Adults
- Categories:
- Book Discussion
Janette is the Assistant Director. She is responsible for ordering books for the adult fiction, nonfiction and large print collections. Janette has a background in archival processing and preservation and is currently hard at work processing the Lockett Local History Collection.
An avid reader, Janette runs the Romantic Fiction (first Wednesday of the month) and the Page Turner's (second Wednesday of the month) book groups. She is also a supporter of the romance genre and will gladly help "match you" with the perfect romance novel.
In 2021, Janette launched the Virtual Author Chat series where she chats with local authors about their writing and their path to publication. All of the chats have been recorded and are available to watch on the library's YouTube channel.