Queer Book Club - Sunburn by Chloe Michelle Howarth

Hey Everyone!

**Welcome to Queer Book Club!
We read books about, for and written by queer people! Follow us on Instagram @queer_book_club

We had a great time last meeting talking about Christopher and his Kind. For next month we chose to read, Sunburn by
Chloe Michelle Howarth

Our next meetup will be held on Tuesday February 10th at Young Ethel’s in Park Slope BK

This month we will be reading Sunburn by
Chloe Michelle Howarth

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It's the early 1990s, and in the Irish village of Crossmore, Lucy feels out of place. Despite her fierce friendships, she's always felt this way, and the conventional path of marriage and motherhood doesn't appeal to her at all. Not even with handsome and doting Martin, her closest childhood friend.

Lucy begins to make sense of herself during a long hot summer, when a spark with her school friend Susannah escalates to an all-consuming infatuation, and, very quickly, to a desperate and devastating love.

Fearful of rejection from her small and conservative community, Lucy begins living a double life, hiding the most honest parts of herself in stolen moments with Susannah.

But with the end of school and the opportunity to leave Crossmore looming, Lucy must choose between two places, two people and two futures, each as terrifying as the other. But only one can offer her real happiness.

Sunburn is an astute and tender portrayal of first love, adolescent anxiety and the realities of growing up in a small town where tradition holds people tightly in its grasp.

**At the end of the discussion we can vote on which book we read for next month so bring a queer suggestion.

Make sure to support our amazing host bar, by buying drinks! They are so great to support us so we must do our part in return!

We are a lovely accepting group of queers and allies, and all are welcome!

Our book list is officially too long for meetup and will now live on this google doc!
Queer Book Club - Booklist
See you next month!