*NEW LOCATION* April Book Club: "The Ninth Hour" by Alice McDermott

The Ninth Hour, is a novel by Alice McDermott about Sister St. Saviour, an aging nun who comes to the aid of a struggling widow and her infant child after her husband commits suicide by setting fire to the tenement in Brooklyn the young Irish-Catholic family used to call home. Set in the early twentieth century and focusing on the lives of women in the convent and beyond, The Ninth Hour is a story about how women learn to take the reigns from patronizing patriarchal leadership in order to grieve the people they love, live better lives, and find a place for themselves in the world.

We'll be meeting at the library again, this time in room 292. We originally picked this book for March, but had to push to April. Bring your insights and questions for the group, as well as LGBTQ+ book suggestions for our June book club meeting (May's selection will be made at the March meetup.)