Zoom Book Club     

The Zoom Book Club meets (online) on the second Monday of each month.   Click here to see the CURRENT SELECTION (meeting on August 10, 2020 at 7PM).

Join us as we explore novels, historical fiction and related storylines (not all fictional) that include a Quaker component (and / or a social change movement (abolition/suffrage).  

All are welcome, just send an email to ByberryQuakers@gmail.com requesting the log-in to the bookclub.

 

August - The Cure for Dreaming

Olivia Mead is a headstrong, independent girl—a suffragist—in an age that prefers its girls to be docile. It’s 1900 and Olivia’s father, concerned she’s headed for trouble, convinces a stage mesmerist to try to hypnotize the rebellion out of her.

Future Considerations: 

Here is a (quickly growing) list of considerations for future selections. Check back frequently, and please feel free to offer novels and historical fiction that includes a Quaker component.

July - The Friendly Persuasion

Common themes linking the effects of the Quaker religion on members of a family and their interaction with their neighbors.

June - The Invention of Wings 

"The Invention of Wings is voiced by two powerful narrators: Sarah Grimké, (inspired by the real-life abolitionist and feminist of the same name), and Hetty Handful -- the child of your imagination. The story tells of simultaneous struggles for freedom".