Skip to main content
close
Font size options
Increase or decrease the font size for this website by clicking on the 'A's.
Contrast options
Choose a color combination to give the most comfortable contrast.

Registration now closed

Evening Book Discussion

"Horse" by Geraldine Brooks

2023-10-09 18:00:00 2023-10-09 19:00:00 America/New_York Evening Book Discussion "Horse" by Geraldine Brooks. Presented by Manville branch staff. Manville branch - Adult Media Area

Monday, October 09
6:00pm - 7:00pm

Add to Calendar 2023-10-09 18:00:00 2023-10-09 19:00:00 America/New_York Evening Book Discussion "Horse" by Geraldine Brooks. Presented by Manville branch staff. Manville branch - Adult Media Area

Manville branch

Adult Media Area

"Horse" by Geraldine Brooks. Presented by Manville branch staff.

"A discarded painting in a junk pile, a skeleton in an attic, and the greatest racehorse in American history: from these strands, a Pulitzer Prize winner braids a sweeping story of spirit, obsession, and injustice across American history Kentucky, 1850. Jarrett, an enslaved groom, and a bay foal forge a bond of understanding that will carry the horse to record-setting victories across the South. As the nation erupts in civil war, an itinerant young artist who has made his name painting the racehorse takes up arms for the Union. On a perilous night, he reunites with the stallion and his groom, very far from the glamor of any racetrack. New York City, 1954. Martha Jackson, a gallery owner celebrated for taking risks on edgy contemporary painters, becomes obsessed with a 19th equestrian oil painting of mysterious provenance. Washington, DC, 2019. Jess, a Smithsonian scientist from Australia, and Theo, a Nigerian-American art historian, find themselves unexpectedly drawn to one another through their shared interest in the horse - one studying the stallion's bones for clues to his power and endurance, the other uncovering the lost history of the unsung Black horsemen who were critical to his racing success. Based on the remarkable true story of the record-breaking thoroughbred, Lexington, who became America's greatest stud sire, Horse is a gripping, multi-layered reckoning with the legacy of enslavement and racism in America"-- Provided by publisher.

AGE GROUP: | Adult |

EVENT TYPE: | Book Discussion |

TAGS: | |

Manville branch

manville@sclibnj.org
Phone: 908-458-8425

Hours
Mon, May 05 10:00AM to 8:00PM
Tue, May 06 10:00AM to 8:00PM
Wed, May 07 10:00AM to 8:00PM
Thu, May 08 10:00AM to 8:00PM
Fri, May 09 10:00AM to 6:00PM
Sat, May 10 10:00AM to 6:00PM
Sun, May 11 Closed

Upcoming events

Fri, May 09, 11:00am - 12:00pm
Community Room

Sat, May 10, 11:00am - 3:00pm
Children's Area

Mon, May 12, 10:00am - 4:00pm
Quiet Room

Mon, May 12, 11:00am - 11:30am
Community Room

Mon, May 12, 1:00pm - 3:00pm
Community Room

Mon, May 12, 4:30pm - 5:30pm
Children's Area

Tue, May 13, 11:30am - 12:00pm
Adult Media Area

Tue, May 13, 1:30pm - 2:30pm
Community Room

Tue, May 13, 3:30pm - 4:15pm
Community Room

Tue, May 13, 6:30pm - 7:30pm
Adult Media Area

Wed, May 14, 10:00am - 4:00pm
Quiet Room

Wed, May 14, 3:30pm - 4:15pm
Community Room

Thu, May 15, 1:00pm - 2:30pm
Adult Media Area

Thu, May 15, 3:30pm - 4:15pm
Community Room

Thu, May 15, 6:30pm - 8:00pm
Adult Media Area

Fri, May 16, 3:15pm - 4:15pm
Community Room

Rescheduled
Sat, May 17, 10:00am - 12:15pm
New date Saturday, May 17, 10:00am - 4:00pm

Sat, May 17, 11:00am - 3:00pm
Children's Area

Mon, May 19, 10:00am - 4:00pm
Quiet Room

Mon, May 19, 11:00am - 11:30am
Community Room

Tue, May 20, 11:30am - 12:00pm
Adult Media Area

Tue, May 20, 3:30pm - 4:15pm
Community Room

Tue, May 20, 6:30pm - 7:30pm
Adult Media Area

Wed, May 21, 10:00am - 4:00pm
Quiet Room

Wed, May 21, 10:30am - 12:30pm
History Room

Wed, May 21, 12:00pm - 1:00pm
Adult Media Area

Wed, May 21, 5:00pm - 5:30pm
Community Room

Thu, May 22, 1:00pm - 2:30pm
Adult Media Area

Thu, May 22, 3:30pm - 4:15pm
Community Room

Thu, May 22, 6:30pm - 8:00pm
Adult Media Area

Sat, May 24, 10:30am - 12:30pm
History Room

Sat, May 24, 11:00am - 3:00pm
Children's Area

Sat, May 24, 12:00pm - 1:30pm
Community Room
This event is full

Tue, May 27, 11:30am - 12:00pm
Adult Media Area

Tue, May 27, 1:30pm - 2:30pm
Community Room

Tue, May 27, 3:30pm - 4:15pm
Community Room

Tue, May 27, 6:30pm - 7:30pm
Adult Media Area

Wed, May 28, 10:00am - 4:00pm
Quiet Room

Wed, May 28, 4:00pm - 7:00pm
History Room

Thu, May 29, 1:00pm - 2:30pm
Adult Media Area

Thu, May 29, 3:30pm - 4:15pm
Community Room

Thu, May 29, 6:30pm - 8:00pm
Adult Media Area

Sat, May 31, 11:00am - 3:00pm
Children's Area

Sat, May 31, 1:00pm - 2:00pm
Adult Media Area

Mon, Jun 02, 10:00am - 4:00pm
Quiet Room

Mon, Jun 02, 11:00am - 11:30am
Community Room

Mon, Jun 02, 1:00pm - 3:00pm
Community Room
Registration opens Monday, May 26 2025 at 10:00am

Tue, Jun 03, 11:30am - 12:00pm
Adult Media Area

Tue, Jun 03, 6:30pm - 7:30pm
Adult Media Area

Wed, Jun 04, 10:00am - 4:00pm
Quiet Room

Thu, Jun 05, 1:00pm - 2:30pm
Adult Media Area

Thu, Jun 05, 3:30pm - 4:15pm
Community Room

Thu, Jun 05, 6:30pm - 8:00pm
Adult Media Area

Fri, Jun 06, 10:30am - 12:00pm
Community Room

Cancelled
Sat, Jun 07, 10:00am - 12:30pm