Book Discussion at Reading Senior Center

The following was submitted by the Reading Public Library:

The Not-Too-Stuffy Book Group will meet at the , 49 Pleasant Street, on Thursday, April 19 at 1:00 p.m. to discuss Brooklyn by Colm Toibin.  The discussion will be led by Barbara Currie.

Eilis Lacey leaves her Ireland home to live in a Brooklyn neighborhood "just like Ireland". She finds work in a department store on Fulton Street, and when she least expects it, finds love. Tony, a blond Italian from a big family, slowly wins her over with patient charm. He takes Eilis to Coney Island and Ebbets Field, and home to dinner in the two-room apartment he shares with his brothers and parents. He talks of having children who are Dodgers fans. But just as Eilis begins to fall in love with Tony, devastating news from Ireland threatens the promise of her future.

Copies of this book are available at the and at the Senior Center.  All adults are welcome to attend this program, and no registration is necessary.  The group meets in the Senior Center Lounge on the second floor.