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About
Page Turners is a Sunday morning book club whose membership draws from all ages and includes those active at KPUMC as well as non-members. What unites us is a love of books, especially those that explore the richness of life.
We have read classic fiction, science and nature titles, humorous essays, and inspiring memoirs. We typically avoid overtly religious books, instead preferring to see where spirituality surfaces in every-day culture. Books are selected by vote among members.
Classes begin with friendly chit-chat, followed by reading of a chapter out-loud, with discussion before dismissal. The whole process if fueled by strong coffee!
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Join Us
Please join us each week:
When: Sundays at 10am
Where: Northeast break-out room (youth area, top floor)
What: Fellowship followed by a group reading and discussion
For more information, contact Bob Smith (214.948.3858).
Current Book
Cold Sassy Tree, a novel full of warm humor and honesty, is told by Willy Tweedy, a fourteen-year-old boy living in a small, turn-of-the-century Georgia town. Will's hero is his Grandpa Rucker, who runs the town's general store, carrying all the power and privilege thereof.
When Grandpa Rucker suddenly marries his store's young milliner barely three weeks after his wife's death, the town is set on its ear. Will Tweedy matures as he watches his family's reaction and adjustment to the news. He is trapped in the awkward phase of rising to adult expectations - driving the first cars in town - while still orchestrating wild pranks and starting scandalous gossip through his childish bragging.
He seeks the wisdom of his grandpa and has his eyes opened to southern "ways" under the tutelage of Grandpa's new Yankee wife, Miss Love. Still, Will "couldn't figure out...why in the heck she would marry the old man." But Miss Love's influence seems to be transforming Grandpa into a younger man, and the answer unfolds slowly and sweetly as Will Tweedy becomes the confidante and staunch defender of this unlikely couple.
The lessons of life and death, of piousness and irreverence, form the basis of memorable characters and a story that is both difficult to put down and hard to leave.
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