The St. Michaels branch of the Talbot County Free Library Book Club is accepting new members. They meet at 6:00 p.m. on the second Thursday of each month.The March pick is “Stiltsville” by Susanna Daniel.
One sunny morning in 1969, Frances Ellerby finds herself in a place called Stiltsville, a community of houses built on pilings in the middle of Biscayne Bay. It’s the first time the Atlanta native has been out on the open water, and she’s captivated. On the dock of a stilt house, with the dazzling Miami skyline in the distance, she meets the house’s owner, Dennis DuVal—and a new future reveals itself.
Turning away from her quiet, predictable life back home, Frances moves to Miami to be with Dennis. Over time, she earns the confidence of his wild-at-heart sister and the approval of his oldest friend. Frances and Dennis marry and have a child—but rather than growing complacent about their good fortune, they continue to face the challenges of intimacy in the complicated city they call home.
With Stiltsville, Susanna Daniel weaves the beauty, violence, and humanity of Miami’s coming-of-age with an enduring story of a marriage’s beginning, maturity, and heartbreaking demise. (Amazon review)
Winner of the 2011 PEN/Bingham Award
2011 Summer Reading List selection by Oprah.com
Literary Award for Outstanding Achievement from the WLA
A Best Debut of 2010 by Amazon.com
Thursday, March 8, 2012
6 pm
St Michaels Branch of Talbot County Free Library
Carpenter Alley
St Michaels, Maryland
(410) 745-5877
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