Riverside Branch Book Club

June 08, 2010

If you like to read and talk about books, come to our book club!  Everyone is welcome.  We meet the second Tuesday of the month at 10:00 A.M.  Our selections are eclectic and provide for a wide variety of tastes.

Our choice for July is Bridge of Sighs by Richard Russo.  The following is a partial quote from the review given by Joanne Wilkinson 09-01-2007 (Booklist Vol 104, number 1).

“Here is the novel Russo was born to write.  Coursing with humor and humanity, the sixth novel by the bard of Main Street U.S.A. gives full expression to the themes that have always been at the heart of his work: the all-important bond between fathers and sons, the economic desperation of small-town businesses, and the lifelong feuds and friendships that are a hallmark of small-town life.  Following a trio of best friends who grew up in upstate Thomaston, New York, over 50 years, the novel captures some of the essential mysteries of life, including the unanticipated moments of childhood that will forever define one's adulthood”.