About us
Welcome to the Harrisburg Book Club. If you enjoy reading and discussing good books and getting to know interesting new people, this club is for you! We meet on the third Tuesday of each month to discuss a book with new found friends. The meetings are held in the evening at a local area restaurant or at a member's home. We usually read modern fiction but we also consider reading non-fiction books depending on our members' interests. We try to choose a variety of books and everyone is welcome to make suggestions and vote on the books we read.
Anyone is welcome to join - more members lead to better discussions and more friends! Please feel free to come to the next meeting even if you haven't read the book. We look forward to discussing interesting books and eating great food with as many people as possible.
Upcoming events
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Eruption by Michael Crichton and James Patterson
Rookie's Craft Burger Bar, 2238 Derry St, Harrisburg, PA, USEruption by Michael Crichton and James Patterson
Amazon Link: https://www.amazon.com/Audible-Eruption/dp/B0CKNM2RS7/
Goodreads Link: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/199372731-eruption
Synopsis:
The biggest thriller of the year: A history-making eruption is about to destroy the Big Island of Hawaii. But a secret held for decades by the US military is far more terrifying than any volcano.The master of the techno-blockbuster joins forces with the master of the modern thriller to create the most anticipated mega bestseller in years.
Michael Crichton, creator of Jurassic Park, ER, Twister, and Westworld, had a passion project he’d been pursuing for years, ahead of his untimely passing in 2008. Knowing how special it was, his wife, Sherri Crichton, held back his notes and the partial manuscript until she found the right author to complete it: James Patterson, the world’s most popular storyteller.
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The Four Winds by Kristin Hannah
Location not specified yetThe Four Winds by Kristin Hannah
Amazon Link: https://www.amazon.com/Four-Winds-Novel-Kristin-Hannah/dp/1250178614/
Goodreads Link: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/53138081-the-four-winds
Synopsis:
From the number-one bestselling author of The Nightingale and The Great Alone comes a powerful American epic about love and heroism and hope, set during the Great Depression, a time when the country was in crisis and at war with itself, when millions were out of work and even the land seemed to have turned against them.“My land tells its story if you listen. The story of our family.”
Texas, 1921. A time of abundance. The Great War is over, the bounty of the land is plentiful, and America is on the brink of a new and optimistic era. But for Elsa Wolcott, deemed too old to marry in a time when marriage is a woman’s only option, the future seems bleak. Until the night she meets Rafe Martinelli and decides to change the direction of her life. With her reputation in ruin, there is only one respectable choice: marriage to a man she barely knows.
By 1934, the world has changed; millions are out of work and drought has devastated the Great Plains. Farmers are fighting to keep their land and their livelihoods as crops fail and water dries up and the earth cracks open. Dust storms roll relentlessly across the plains. Everything on the Martinelli farm is dying, including Elsa’s tenuous marriage; each day is a desperate battle against nature and a fight to keep her children alive.
In this uncertain and perilous time, Elsa - like so many of her neighbors - must make an agonizing choice: fight for the land she loves or leave it behind and go west, to California, in search of a better life for her family.
The Four Winds is a rich, sweeping novel that stunningly brings to life the Great Depression and the people who lived through it - the harsh realities that divided us as a nation and the enduring battle between the haves and the have-nots. A testament to hope, resilience, and the strength of the human spirit to survive adversity, The Four Winds is an indelible portrait of America and the American dream, as seen through the eyes of one indomitable woman whose courage and sacrifice will come to define a generation.
About the Author:
Kristin Hannah (born September 25, 1960) is a bestselling American author renowned for her emotionally powerful novels that explore themes of love, loss, resilience, and female friendship. Her storytelling is celebrated for its rich character development and historical depth. Born in California, Hannah earned a degree in communication from the University of Washington in 1983 and later graduated from the University of Puget Sound School of Law. She practiced law in Seattle before pursuing writing full-time. Her first novel, co-written with her mother during her mother’s battle with cancer, was never published.
Hannah began her writing career in the early 1990s and gained widespread acclaim with Firefly Lane (2008), which was later adapted into a Netflix series. Her most notable works include The Nightingale (2015), which has sold over 4.5 million copies and been translated into 45 languages, The Great Alone (2018), The Four Winds (2021), Winter Garden, and The Women (2024), a novel set during the Vietnam War. She resides on Bainbridge Island, Washington, with her husband and their son.Author’s Website: https://kristinhannah.com/
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