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Birmingham Book Group

Leave the World Behind by Rumaan Alam

2021-12-21 14:00:00 2021-12-21 15:30:00 America/New_York Birmingham Book Group Good conversation, friendly faces and great books - that's what book group is all about. We're looking forward to seeing you at our lively and engaging book discussion. Birmingham - Community Room Lower (Capacity : 60)

Tuesday, December 21
2:00pm - 3:30pm

Add to Calendar 2021-12-21 14:00:00 2021-12-21 15:30:00 America/New_York Birmingham Book Group Good conversation, friendly faces and great books - that's what book group is all about. We're looking forward to seeing you at our lively and engaging book discussion. Birmingham - Community Room Lower (Capacity : 60)

Birmingham

Community Room Lower (Capacity : 60)

Good conversation, friendly faces and great books - that's what book group is all about. We're looking forward to seeing you at our lively and engaging book discussion.

Leave the World Behind by Rumaan Alam

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A magnetic novel about two families, strangers to each other, who are forced together on a long weekend gone terribly wrong.

Amanda and Clay head out to a remote corner of Long Island expecting a vacation: a quiet reprieve from life in New York City, quality time with their teenage son and daughter, and a taste of the good life in the luxurious home they've rented for the week. But a late-night knock on the door breaks the spell. Ruth and G. H. are an older couple—it's their house, and they've arrived in a panic. They bring the news that a sudden blackout has swept the city. But in this rural area—with the TV and internet now down, and no cell phone service—it's hard to know what to believe.

Should Amanda and Clay trust this couple—and vice versa? What happened back in New York? Is the vacation home, isolated from civilization, a truly safe place for their families? And are they safe from one other?

Suspenseful and provocative, Rumaan Alam's third novel is keenly attuned to the complexities of parenthood, race, and class. Leave the World Behind explores how our closest bonds are reshaped—and unexpected new ones are forged—in moments of crisis.

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AGE GROUP: | Adults (18+) |

EVENT TYPE: | Book Groups |

TAGS: | branchbookgroup |

Birmingham

Phone: 419.259.5210

Hours
We're closed Sunday March 31 due to Easter
Mon, Mar 25 9:00AM to 8:30PM
Tue, Mar 26 9:00AM to 8:30PM
Wed, Mar 27 9:00AM to 5:15PM
Thu, Mar 28 9:00AM to 5:15PM
Fri, Mar 29 9:00AM to 5:15PM
Sat, Mar 30 Closed
Sun, Mar 31 Closed
(Easter)

About the branch
  • 12 public computers
  • 2 children's computers
  • Free Wifi
  • 100-person meeting room capacity/handicapped accessible
  • Faxing, copying, scanning
  • Parking25 parking spots/3 additional handicapped accessible
  • 6 bicycle spots

Upcoming events

Wed, Apr 03, 10:30am - 11:30am
Community Room Upper (Capacity : 40)

Tue, Apr 09, 4:00pm - 5:00pm
Community Room Lower (Capacity : 60)

Wed, Apr 10, 10:30am - 11:30am
Community Room Upper (Capacity : 40)

Tue, Apr 16, 2:00pm - 3:30pm
Community Room Lower (Capacity : 60)

Tue, Apr 16, 6:00pm - 7:00pm
Community Room Lower (Capacity : 60)
This event is full

Wed, Apr 17, 10:30am - 11:30am
Community Room Upper (Capacity : 40)

Mon, Apr 22, 4:00pm - 5:00pm
Outdoors

Wed, Apr 24, 10:30am - 11:30am
Community Room Upper (Capacity : 40)