BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//Demco Software//Event Management System//EN METHOD:PUBLISH BEGIN:VEVENT CREATED:20210823T222252Z DTSTAMP:20210823T222252Z LAST-MODIFIED:20210909T212849Z DESCRIPTION:While we may not be able to meet in person right now\, book clubs are still a great way to connect socially and stay engaged! \;After you have read this month's choice\, join us for a great discussion. Each month we will read a new title from a variety of genres and authors. \;New members are always welcome.\n\nIn September\, we will be discussing The Ridgerunner by Gil Adamson\, a Writers' Trust Fiction Prize winner. \;“Part literary Western\, part historical mystery\, it’s a vivid story\nthat grabs you by the eyeballs on page one.”—Globe and MailNovember 1917.\nWilliam Moreland is in mid-flight. After nearly twenty years\, the notorious\nthief\, known as the Ridgerunner\, has returned. Moving through the Rocky\nMountains and across the border to Montana\, the solitary drifter\, impoverished\nin means and aged beyond his years\, is also a widower and a father. And he is\ndetermined to steal enough money to secure his son’s future.\n\nTwelve-year-old Jack Boulton has been left in the care of Sister\nBeatrice\, a formidable nun who keeps him in cloistered seclusion in her grand\nold house. Though he knows his father is coming for him\, the boy longs to\nreturn to his family’s cabin\, deep in the woods. When Jack finally breaks free\,\nhe takes with him something the nun is determined to get back — at any cost.\n\nSet against the\nbackdrop of a distant war raging in Europe and a rapidly changing landscape in\nthe West\, Gil Adamson’s follow-up to her award-winning debut\, \;The Outlander\, \;is\na vivid historical novel that draws from the epic tradition and a literary\nWestern brimming with a cast of unforgettable characters touched with humour\nand loss\, and steeped in the wild of the natural world.“Rich and exciting . . . delightful\, sinewy language that takes time with the details of the moment\, of humour and whimsy \;. \;. \;. Adamson’s writing soars.”—Hamilton Review of BooksRegistration required.***Limited copies of the book are available for pickup at the Grand River Stanley Park Community Library starting Monday\, August 30\, 2021. \; Please call 519-896-1736 to request a copy.***This virtual program will take place via Zoom. Zoom is a video conferencing tool that allows people to meet together online. You can use Zoom on a desktop\, laptop\, tablet\, or mobile device. Learn more \;here.You will receive a Zoom link at least 24 hours prior to the program. You will need this link to join the program. By participating in this program\, you acknowledge that you accept and agree to Kitchener Public Library’s \;Safe Use Code.\nImage URL: https://s3.amazonaws.com/static.evanced.info/Customer/kplca/91EZY5C4FXL_39FE3424.JPG X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:
While we may not be able to meet in person right now\, book clubs are still a great way to connect socially and stay engaged! \;After you have read this month's choice\, join us for a great discussion. Each month we will read a new title from a variety of genres and authors. \;New members are always welcome.
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In September\, we will be discussing The Ridgerunner by Gil Adamson\, a Writers' Trust Fiction Prize winner.
 \;“Part literary Western\, part historical mystery\, it’s a vivid story\nthat grabs you by the eyeballs on page one.”—Globe and Mail
November 1917.\nWilliam Moreland is in mid-flight. After nearly twenty years\, the notorious\nthief\, known as the Ridgerunner\, has returned. Moving through the Rocky\nMountains and across the border to Montana\, the solitary drifter\, impoverished\nin means and aged beyond his years\, is also a widower and a father. And he is\ndetermined to steal enough money to secure his son’s future.
Twelve-year-old Jack Boulton has been left in the care of Sister\nBeatrice\, a formidable nun who keeps him in cloistered seclusion in her grand\nold house. Though he knows his father is coming for him\, the boy longs to\nreturn to his family’s cabin\, deep in the woods. When Jack finally breaks free\,\nhe takes with him something the nun is determined to get back — at any cost.
“Rich and exciting . . . delightful\, sinewy language that takes time with the details of the moment\, of humour and whimsy \;. \;. \;. Adamson’s writing soars.”—Hamilton Review of Books
Registration required.
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This virtual program will take place via Zoom. Zoom is a video conferencing tool that allows people to meet together online. You can use Zoom on a desktop\, laptop\, tablet\, or mobile device. Learn more \;here.
You will receive a Zoom link at least 24 hours prior to the program. You will need this link to join the program. By participating in this program\, you acknowledge that you accept and agree to Kitchener Public Library’s \;Safe Use Code.
\nImage URL: https://s3.amazonaws.com/static.evanced.info/Customer/kplca/91EZY5C4FXL_39FE3424.JPG TITLE:Grand Reads Book Club: The Ridgerunner SUMMARY:Grand Reads Book Club: The Ridgerunner LOCATION:Virtual Event at KPL Info Services - Zoom URL:https://kplca.evanced.info/signup/eventdetails?eventid=47951&lib=1003 UID:https://kplca.evanced.info/signup/eventdetails?eventid=47951&lib=1003 CATEGORIES:Book Club DTSTART:20210916T140000Z DTEND:20210916T150000Z X-MICROSOFT-CDO-BUSYSTATUS:BUSY END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR