Minnie Solomon z''l Book Club
Upcoming Sessions
1. Thursday, May 4, 2023 • 13 Iyar 5783
11:00 AM - 12:30 PMMixed Presence- Defending Britta Stein by Ronald Balson2. Thursday, June 1, 2023 • 12 Sivan 5783
11:00 AM - 12:30 PMMixed Presence- Trust by Hernan Diaz3. Thursday, July 6, 2023 • 17 Tammuz 5783
11:00 AM - 12:30 PMMixed Presence- The Christie Affair by Nina De Gramont Past SessionsThursday, March 2, 2023 • 9 Adar 5783 - 11:00 AM - 12:30 PM - Mixed Presence- Defending Britta Stein by Ronald Balson
Thursday, February 2, 2023 • 11 Sh'vat 5783 - 11:00 AM - 12:30 PM - CANCELED
Thursday, January 5, 2023 • 12 Tevet 5783 - 11:00 AM - 12:30 PM - Mixed Presence- The Personal Librarian by M. Benedict & V. Christopher
Thursday, December 1, 2022 • 7 Kislev 5783 - 11:00 AM - 12:30 PM - Mixed Presence- Then She Was Gone by Lisa Jewell
Thursday, November 3, 2022 • 9 Cheshvan 5783 - 11:00 AM - 12:30 PM - Mixed Presence- The Rose Code by Kate Quinn
Thursday, October 6, 2022 • 11 Tishrei 5783 - 11:00 AM - 12:30 PM - Online Only- Gateway to the Moon by Mary Morris
Thursday, October 6, 2022 • 11 Tishrei 5783 - 11:00 AM - 12:30 PM - Mixed Presence- Then She Was Gone by Lisa Jewell
Thursday, September 1, 2022 • 5 Elul 5782 - 11:00 AM - 12:30 PM - Online & In-person at Temple Sholom- Lions of Fifth Avenue by Fiona Davis
Thursday, August 4, 2022 • 7 Av 5782 - 11:00 AM - 12:30 PM - Online & In-person at Temple Sholom- The Keeper of Lost Things by Ruth Hogan
Thursday, July 7, 2022 • 8 Tammuz 5782 - 11:00 AM - 12:30 PM - Online & In-person at Temple Sholom- Where the Crawdads Sing by Delia Owens
Thursday, June 2, 2022 • 3 Sivan 5782 - 11:00 AM - 12:30 PM - Online- The Lying Life of Adults by Elena Ferrante
Thursday, May 5, 2022 • 4 Iyar 5782 - 11:00 AM - 12:30 PM - Online- The Paris Library by Janet Skeslien Charles
Thursday, April 7, 2022 • 6 Nisan 5782 - 11:00 AM - 12:30 PM - Online & In-person at Temple Sholom- Florence Adler Swims Forever by Rachel Beanland
Thursday, March 3, 2022 • 30 Adar I 5782 - 11:00 AM - 12:30 PM - Online- Hotel on Sweet and Bitter by Jamie Ford
The Minnie Solomon z"l Book Club meets on the first Thursday of every month to discuss popular literature.
Contact Toby Sanders at toby@sholomchicago.org for more information on how to join this informative and lively discussion!
Upcoming book selections:
THERE IS NO BOOK CLUB MEETING FOR THE MONTH OF APRIL, WE WILL RESUME IN MAY.
May 4, 2023
Defending Britta Stein, by Ronald Balson
Chicago, 2018: Ole Henryks, a popular restauranteur, is set to be honored by the Danish/American Association for his many civic and charitable contributions. Frequently appearing on local TV, he is well known for his actions in Nazi-occupied Denmark during World War II―most consider him a hero.
Britta Stein, however, does not. The ninety-year-old Chicago woman levels public accusations against Henryks by spray-painting “Coward,” “Traitor,” “Collaborator,” and “War Criminal” on the walls of his restaurant. Mrs. Stein is ultimately taken into custody and charged with criminal defacement of property. She also becomes the target of a bitter lawsuit filed by Henryks and his son, accusing her of defamation and intentional infliction of emotional distress.
Attorney Catherine Lockhart, though hesitant at first, agrees to take up Mrs. Stein's defense. With the help of her investigator husband, Liam Taggart, Lockhart must reach back into wartime Denmark and locate evidence that proves Mrs. Stein's innocence. Defending Britta Stein is critically-acclaimed author Ronald H. Balson's thrilling take on a modern day courtroom drama, and a masterful rendition of Denmark’s wartime heroics.
June 1, 2023
Trust, by Henan Diaz
Even through the roar and effervescence of the 1920s, everyone in New York has heard of Benjamin and Helen Rask. He is a legendary Wall Street tycoon; she is the daughter of eccentric aristocrats. Together, they have risen to the very top of a world of seemingly endless wealth—all as a decade of excess and speculation draws to an end. But at what cost have they acquired their immense fortune? This is the mystery at the center of Bonds, a successful 1937 novel that all of New York seems to have read. Yet there are other versions of this tale of privilege and deceit.
At once an immersive story and a brilliant literary puzzle, TRUST engages the reader in a quest for the truth while confronting the deceptions that often live at the heart of personal relationships, the reality-warping force of capital, and the ease with which power can manipulate facts.
July 6, 2023
The Christie Affair, by Nina De Gramont
In 1925, Miss Nan O’Dea infiltrated the wealthy, rarefied world of author Agatha Christie and her husband, Archie. In every way, she became a part of their life––first, both Christies. Then, just Archie. Soon, Nan became Archie’s mistress, luring him away from his devoted wife, desperate to marry him. Nan’s plot didn’t begin the day she met Archie and Agatha.
It began decades before, in Ireland, when Nan was a young girl. She and the man she loved were a star-crossed couple who were destined to be together––until the Great War, a pandemic, and shameful secrets tore them apart. Then acts of unspeakable cruelty kept them separated.
What drives someone to murder? What will someone do in the name of love? What kind of crime can someone never forgive? Nina de Gramont’s brilliant, unforgettable novel explores these questions and more.
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