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Afternoon Book Discussion

"Celebrants" by Steven Rowley

2024-11-20 12:00:00 2024-11-20 13:00:00 America/New_York Afternoon Book Discussion "Celebrants" by Steven Rowley Manville branch - Adult Media Area

Wednesday, November 20
12:00pm - 1:00pm

Add to Calendar 2024-11-20 12:00:00 2024-11-20 13:00:00 America/New_York Afternoon Book Discussion "Celebrants" by Steven Rowley Manville branch - Adult Media Area

Manville branch

Adult Media Area

"Celebrants" by Steven Rowley

It's been a minute--or five years--since Jordan Vargas last saw his college friends, and twenty-eight years since their graduation when their adult lives officially began. Now Jordan, Jordy, Naomi, Craig, and Marielle find themselves at the brink of a new decade, with all the responsibilities of adulthood, yet no closer to having their lives figured out. Though not for a lack of trying. Over the years they've reunited in Big Sur to honor a decades-old pact to throw each other living "funerals," celebrations to remind themselves that life is worth living--that their lives mean something, to one another if not to themselves. 

But this reunion is different. They're not gathered as they were to bolster Marielle as her marriage crumbled, to lift Naomi after her parents died, or to intervene when Craig pleaded guilty to art fraud. This time, Jordan is sitting on a secret that will upend their pact. 

A deeply honest tribute to the growing pains of selfhood and the people who keep us going, coupled with Steven Rowley's signature humor and heart, The Celebrants is a moving tale about the false invincibility of youth and the beautiful ways in which friendship helps us celebrate our lives, even amid the deepest challenges of living.

New book discussion participants are always welcome.

AGE GROUP: | Adult |

EVENT TYPE: | Book Discussion |

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

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