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Hello Savvy Women Readers! Join us, as we get together for Saturday brunch or beverage to chat over a monthly book (mostly fictional novels).
- New members are always welcome!
- We meet in the city of Chicago, usually in the loop or River North neighborhood, one Saturday out of the month.
- * It’s ok if you don’t finish the book each month! As long as you don’t mind spoilers, read what you can and join us for a great discussion!
- Due to a limited number of seats available for each monthly meet up (~12 total), please watch for registration to open a few weeks or more prior to each event, and reserve your spot via the Meet Up app under this group.
- Audio listeners are welcome and encouraged.
- Please look for the current or next book selection. We hope to have you join us soon!
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See all- June Book: CIRCE by Madeline MillerRiver North Bistro, Chicago, IL$2.00
Hello Savvy Readers,
Our June book is... CIRCE by Madeline Miller!
- Goodreads page and readers guide below linked below
- Audio listeners encouraged and welcome (of course)!
- As always, as long as you don't mind spoilers, you don't have to finish the book. Read what you can, and join us for a great discussion.
- There are limited attendee seats available, so please kindly update your RSVP if you register, and later are unable to attend 😊
Newcomers are always welcome. Hope you can join us!
Best,
Maria**CIRCE by Madeline Miller**
- Goodreads Choice Award: Winner of Best Fantasy (2018)
“A bold and subversive retelling of the goddess’s story that manages to be both epic and intimate in its scope, recasting the most infamous female figure from the Odyssey as a hero in her own right.” ―The New York Times
In the house of Helios, god of the sun and mightiest of the Titans, a daughter is born. But Circe is a strange child--neither powerful like her father nor viciously alluring like her mother. Turning to the world of mortals for companionship, she discovers that she does possess power: the power of witchcraft, which can transform rivals into monsters and menace the gods themselves.
Threatened, Zeus banishes her to a deserted island, where she hones her occult craft, tames wild beasts, and crosses paths with many of the most famous figures in all of mythology, including the Minotaur, Daedalus and his doomed son Icarus, the murderous Medea, and, of course, wily Odysseus.
But there is danger, too, for a woman who stands alone, and Circe unwittingly draws the wrath of both men and gods, ultimately finding herself pitted against one of the most terrifying and vengeful of the Olympians. To protect what she loves most, Circe must summon all her strength and choose, once and for all, whether she belongs with the gods she is born from or with the mortals she has come to love.
GOODREADS PAGE HERE
CIRCE BY MADELINE MILLER READING GUIDE (VERY MINOR SPOILERS)
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