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Square One Books
Monday - Friday
10-6 Saturday 10-5:30
Sunday 12-5
Phone:
206 935-5764
Fax:
206 932-9937
Address:
4724 - 42nd Avenue SW Seattle, WA 98116-4552 |
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We've changed our
Book Club night! We will now be meeting on the first
WEDNESDAY of each month, beginning in March.
The Square One Book Club meets monthly, now on the first
Wednesday of the month. We meet for about an hour at
7 p.m. to discuss the monthly selection and choose books for
future meetings. There is no need to sign-up or reserve; you may
join us whenever it's convenient.
We would be
happy to send you an e-mail reminder of meetings. Your e-mail
address will not be visible to others when we send a meeting
reminder. Just leave your e-mail address with us at the store or
send it to us with this link:
bookclub.
Square One Book
Club meets at
Coffee To a Tea, with Sugar in the West Seattle Junction at 4541 California Ave. SW Seattle, WA
98116. Phone: (206) 937-1495.
Even
if you are unable to meet with us in person, you can still be a
part of the discussion. Please join us at the
Square 1 Books
Online Book Club.
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FUTURE SELECTIONS AND PAST READS:
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Wednesday,
February 4
The Book Thief
by Markus Zusak
It’s just a small story really, about among other things: a
girl, some words, an accordionist, some fanatical Germans, a
Jewish fist-fighter, and quite a lot of thievery. . . .
Set during World War II in Germany, Markus Zusak’s
groundbreaking new novel is the story of Liesel Meminger, a
foster girl living outside of Munich. Liesel scratches out a
meager existence for herself by stealing when she encounters
something she can’t resist–books. With the help of her
accordion-playing foster father, she learns to read and
shares her stolen books with her neighbors during bombing
raids as well as with the Jewish man hidden in her basement
before he is marched to Dachau.
This is an unforgettable story about the ability of books to
feed the soul.
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Wednesday,
March 3
A Reliable Wife
by Robert Goolrick
In 1907 Wisconsin when Catherine Land, who's survived a
traumatic early life by using her wits and sexuality as
weapons, happens on a newspaper ad from a well-to-do
businessman in need of a "reliable wife," she invents a plan
to benefit from his riches and his need. Her new husband,
Ralph Truitt, discovers she's deceived him the moment she
arrives in his remote hometown. Driven by a complex mix of
emotions and simple animal attraction, he marries her
anyway. After the wedding, Catherine helps Ralph search for
his estranged son and, despite growing misgivings, begins to
poison him with small doses of arsenic. Ralph sickens but
doesn't die, and their story unfolds in ways neither they
nor the reader expect. This darkly nuanced psychological
tale builds to a strong and satisfying close.
From Publisher's Weekly
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Wednesday,
April 7
The Story of Edgar Sawtelle
by David Wroblewski
Born mute, speaking only in sign, Edgar
Sawtelle leads an idyllic life with his
parents on their farm in remote northern
Wisconsin. For generations, the Sawtelles
have raised and trained a fictional breed of
dog whose thoughtful companionship is
epitomized by Almondine, Edgar's lifelong
friend and ally. But with the unexpected
return of Claude, Edgar's paternal uncle,
turmoil consumes the Sawtelles' once
peaceful home. When Edgar's father dies
suddenly, Claude insinuates himself into the
life of the farm--and into Edgar's mother's
affections.
Grief-stricken and bewildered, Edgar
tries to prove Claude played a role in his
father's death, but his plan
backfires--spectacularly. Forced to flee
into the vast wilderness lying beyond the
farm, Edgar comes of age in the wild,
fighting for his survival and that of the
three yearling dogs who follow him. But his
need to face his father's murderer and his
devotion to the Sawtelle dogs turn Edgar
ever homeward.
David Wroblewski is a master storyteller,
and his breathtaking scenes--the elemental
north woods, the sweep of seasons, an iconic
American barn, a fateful vision rendered in
the falling rain--create a riveting family
saga, a brilliant exploration of the limits
of language, and a compulsively readable
modern classic.
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