On May 4 at 2:30 we will discuss Night Watch by Jayne Anne Phillips.
In 1874, in the wake of the War, twelve-year-old ConaLee, the adult in her family for as long as she can remember, finds herself on a buckboard journey with her mother who hasn’t spoken in more than a year. Delivered by an abusive war veteran who has forced himself into their world, they arrive at the Trans-Allegheny Lunatic Asylum in West Virginia where they try to reclaim their lives. The vagaries of war rise to the surface as we learn their story, and of the disappearance of ConaLee’s father, who left for the War and never returned. Meanwhile, they get swept up in the life of the asylum—the mysterious man they call the Night Watch; the orphan child called Weed; the fearsome woman who runs the kitchen; the remarkable doctor at the head of the institution.
Epic, enthralling, and meticulously crafted, this stunning chronicle of surviving war and its aftermath won the Pulitzer Prize in 2024.
Save the Date: On June 1 we will discuss The Which Way Tree by Elizabeth Crook.
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