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Tuesday Morning Page Turners

"West With Giraffes" by Lynda Rutledge

2025-08-12 10:00:00 2025-08-12 11:00:00 America/New_York Tuesday Morning Page Turners "West With Giraffes" by Lynda Rutledge. Hosted by Alicia of SCLSNJ's Montgomery Branch. Montgomery branch - Conference Room

Tuesday, August 12
10:00am - 11:00am

Add to Calendar 2025-08-12 10:00:00 2025-08-12 11:00:00 America/New_York Tuesday Morning Page Turners "West With Giraffes" by Lynda Rutledge. Hosted by Alicia of SCLSNJ's Montgomery Branch. Montgomery branch - Conference Room

Montgomery branch

Conference Room

"West With Giraffes" by Lynda Rutledge. Hosted by Alicia of SCLSNJ's Montgomery Branch.

New book discussion participants are always welcome.

"'Few true friends have I known and two were giraffes . . . ' Woodrow Wilson Nickel, age 105, feels his life ebbing away. But when he learns giraffes are going extinct, he finds himself recalling an unforgettable experience he cannot take to his grave. It's 1938. The Great Depression lingers. Hitler is threatening Europe, and world-weary Americans long for wonder. They find it in two giraffes who miraculously survive a hurricane while crossing the Atlantic. What follows is a twelve-day road trip in a custom truck to deliver Southern California's first giraffes to the San Diego Zoo. Behind the wheel is the young Dust Bowl rowdy Woodrow. Inspired by true events, the tale weaves real-life figures with fictional ones, including the world's first female zoo director, a crusty old man with a past, a young female photographer with a secret, and assorted reprobates as spotty as the giraffes. Part adventure, part historical saga, and part coming-of-age love story, West with Giraffes explores what it means to be changed by the grace of animals, the kindness of strangers, the passing of time, and a story told before it's too late."

AGE GROUP: | Adult |

EVENT TYPE: | Book Discussion |

TAGS: | #bookdiscussion | #Book Discussion | #book club |

Montgomery branch

montgomery@sclibnj.org
Phone: 908-458-8430

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