GD Book Club 2024

June Book Selection: The Wolf Hunt is by Israeli author and clinical psychologist Ayelet Gundar-Goshen

A tense and riveting thriller that follows a family as they grapple with racism and antisemitism, and what it means to be a foreigner living in the United States. The timely and important novel, which touches on parenting and motherhood, displacement, and masculinity, also asks a follow-up question: How well do people know those closest to them?

August Book Selection: Only the Beautiful by Susan Meissner

A heartrending story about a young mother’s fight to keep daughter, and the winds of fortune that tear them apart. “Only the Beautiful is an emotional journey of grief, hope, and second chances…Meissner pulls no punches in comparing America’s treatment of people with disabilities with the Nazi’s actions a few years later, leaving the reader with the emphatic message that everyone has a moral obligation to speak out…” (Historical Novels Review)

December Book Selection: The Measure by Nikki Erlick

Eight ordinary people. One extraordinary choice. It seems like any other day. You wake up, pour a cup of coffee, and head out. But today, when you open your front door, waiting for you is a small wooden box. This box holds your fate inside: the answer to the exact number of years you will live. Every person on every continent receives the same box.

Lauren Marcus Johnson, a Hadassah Life Member, is currently employed at The J of Metro Detroit as the Assistant Director of Cultural Arts, implementing the Detroit Jewish Book Fair, Detroit Jewish Film Festival, and Seminars for Adult Enrichment. She is a professional book club facilitator for six private groups, serves on an ad hoc basis for other local book groups, and participates in two book clubs.

Light refreshments provided.

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