Our next Book Group meeting will be on Wednesday, December 4^th from 7- 9 pm.  Our meetings are held via Zoom.

Please join us here:
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Book: When the Nightingale Sings by Suzanne Kelman

Summary: A Powerful and Completely Heartbreaking WW2 Novel
1937, Europe and America. Based on a powerful true story, this extraordinary novel about wartime courage and extraordinary friendship, tells how two women changed the fate of the Second World War and the course of history.

When an impossibly shy young woman named Judy Morgan finishes her studies in Physics at Cambridge University, it is with dreams of changing the world for the better.

Meanwhile, a beautiful, brilliant young Jewish actress called Hedy Kiesler decides to flee her beloved Austria, changing her name to Hedy Lamarr, and risking everything to get to America, as far away from the Nazi threat as possible.

A powerful friendship is formed when the two women meet in pre-war London-discovering a shared passion for science and invention. So when the world is gripped by a war that nobody could have imagined in their worst nightmares, both Hedy and Judy know they must act now.

As bombs rain down from Europe to Pearl Harbor and beyond, both women find themselves seeking ways to help end the war. But neither of them will know that one of them is on a path of tragedy. One that could destroy not only their friendship, but threaten the fate of the world forever…

Based on two true stories of amazing ‘hidden women’ who changed the world, this novel shows the power of friendship in the darkest hours of history.

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The Gwinnett library system has at least one copy of the book.

All are welcome to join the discussion!

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Upcoming Selections:

Book selections for the early months of 2025 will be announced in December

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