ABOUT THE EVENT
The Phoenix Book Club, Phoenixville Public Library’s virtual book discussion group for adults of all ages, will meet on Zoom Monday, January 8 at 7:00 PM. The group will discuss Saturday, the bestselling novel by Ian McEwan.
Henry Perowne is a contented man-a successful neurosurgeon, happily married to a newspaper lawyer, and enjoying good relations with his children. Henry wakes to the comfort of his large home in central London on this, his day off. He is as at ease here as he is in the operating room. Outside the hospital, the world is not so easy or predictable. There is an impending war against Iraq, and a general darkening and gathering pessimism since the New York and Washington attacks two years before. On this particular Saturday morning, Perowne’s day moves through the ordinary to the extraordinary. After an unusual sighting in the early morning sky, he makes his way to his regular squash game with his anesthetist, trying to avoid the hundreds of thousands of marchers filling the streets of London, protesting against the war.
Physical and audiobook copies of this title may be reserved at https://chesp.na.iiivega.com. An eBook copy may be reserved at https://chester.overdrive.com. The public is invited to attend. If you are not already on the Book Club’s email list, registration is required at https://ccls.libcal.com/calendar/Phoenixville/saturday or by calling 610-933-3013 x132 to receive the Zoom link. Email mpinto@ccls.org for more information.
610-933-3013 x132
