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Starting in September, we’re changing our format. Meetings will now be held hybrid, so those wishing to meet in person can meet up at the library, and those wishing to join from home will be able to.

Our next meeting will be held on Tuesday, September 24th from 12:45 pm to 2:00 pm. Join us for a lively discussion of The Paying Guests by Sarah Waters.

Join with Google Meet: meet.google.com/rtk-wjmw-dca. Join by phone: US) +1 904-413-0721‬ PIN: ‪771 155 504‬#

“In 1920s London, with the Great War having left families decimated, spinster Frances Wray and her widowed mother realize that to continue living in their grand house on Champion Hill, they must take in boarders. But they hadn’t bargained for the disruption caused by the young couple who move in, which leads to love, crime, and deep insight into the changing times.” [Library Journal, c2014]

“Waters’s restrained, beautiful depiction of lesbian love furnishes the story with emotional depth, as does the suspense that develops during the tautly written murder investigation and ensuing trial. When Frances and Lily confront their radically altered existence, the narrative culminates in a breathtaking denouement. British writer Waters (The Little Stranger) deserves a large audience. [Publisher’s Weekly, Sept 2014}