Virtual Event: Hiawassee Book Club

In September the Hiawassee Book Club will discuss The Emperor of Gladness by Ocean Vuong.

One late summer evening in the post-industrial town of East Gladness, Connecticut, nineteen-year-old Hai stands on the edge of a bridge, ready to jump, when he hears someone shout across the river. The voice belongs to Grazina, an elderly widow succumbing to dementia, who convinces him to take another path. Bereft and out of options, he quickly becomes her caretaker. Over the course of the year, the unlikely pair develops a life-altering bond, one built on empathy, spiritual reckoning, and heartbreak, with the power to alter Hai's relationship to himself, his family, and a community at the brink.

This event occurs online through Zoom. An email will be sent before the event with more information on how to join. To receive the Zoom link, please register at the Library's website (Library card not required), https://attend.ocls.org/event/16555276

Virtual access to this title is available in both eBook and Audiobook formats.
Book : Overdrive E-book : Overdrive Audio