Morning Book Club

The morning book group will discuss Greetings from Asbury Park, the novel by Daniel Turtel.  In a small seaside city on the Jersey Shore, three half-siblings confront the death of a distant and bullying patriarch. They now have the chance to imagine new relationships and new futures, ones that would have been near-unthinkable while their father was alive.

Caught in their crossfire are the conservative religious communities that border Asbury Park, the longtime locals who have been pushed to the fringe by the shore's revitalization, and the legendary town upon which the whole world seems to converge. Slowly, however, they come to understand that everything--their future, their happiness--depends on whether they can face themselves.

Copies available on request at the front desk starting one month before the meeting. The book club is moderated by a librarian and everyone is welcome to attend.