All Book Club discussions are held at 9:30 AM at OLD OAK COFFEE SHOP at 136 2nd Avenue, downtown Niwot
February 13 | Alchemy of the Afterlife: A Memoir by local author Linda Kinnamon is a very gripping and spiritual story of life as a hospice nurse, told through the real-life experiences. Enjoy the parallel tales of her early life with her parents and other relatives, and how these life experiences influenced her choice of profession. Character development of her patients and their loved ones is excellent. Told with great compassion as she helps her patients and their families through their final days. Her treatment of the notion of an afterlife is free from religious bias- hence Alchemy of the Afterlife has broad appeal believers and non-believers alike. 5 out of 5 stars
March 13 |The Mountain Between Us by Charles Martin. Soon to be a major motion picture starring Kate Winslet and Idris Elba. An atmospheric, suspenseful and gripping story of two people finding love while fighting to survive. 4.7 out of 5 stars
April 10 | Underground Railroad by Colson Whitehead, winner of the Pulitzer Prize and the National Book Award, AND a #1 New York Times bestseller is a magnificent tour de force chronicling a young slave’s adventures as she makes a desperate bid for freedom in the antebellum South. 4 out of 5 stars
May 8 | Mosaic: A Chronicle of Five Generations by Diane Armstrong. Starting in Krakow, Poland in 1890, and spanning more than one hundred years, five generations, and four continents, Mosaic is Diane Armstrong’s moving account of her remarkable, resilient family. 4.5 out of 5 stars