Book Of The Month:
Marmee
By: Sarah Miller
Everyone knows Marmee as the steady, saintly heart of Little Women. Told through her diary, beginning on Christmas morning, this novel reveals the woman behind the famous kindness. Her generosity sits alongside darker feelings: helplessness at all the people she can’t save, rage at how the world treats women, and a temper deeper than her daughters ever suspect. She keeps her own watchwords close, hope and keep busy, because stopping would mean feeling everything at once.
Meet the Author:
Sarah Miller
Sarah Miller began writing her first novel at the age of ten, and spent two decades working in libraries and bookstores. Her nonfiction debut, The Borden Murders: Lizzie Borden and the Trial of the Century, was hailed as “a historical version of Law & Order” by The New York Times. Her most recent book, Hick: The trailblazing journalist who captured Eleanor Roosevelt’s heart, was named a Stonewall Honor Award winner.
Meet Your Book Club Host
Laura Bray
Laura is a voracious reader and prolific writer who loves the smell of books, learning about literature, and sharing the art of reading. She is the self-appointed librarian on her Substack, The Cozy Library, and shares her memoir essays and book recommendations there. She is the leader and host of Modern Prairie’s Prairie Pages, a virtual book club founded on the premise that community, friendship, and self-discovery can be found in books and talking about them.
Each month, Laura does a themed column for the Book-of-the-Month!
November’s Column: Make Reading Richer: How to Identify Symbolism When You Read
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