The library book club discusses this year's One Book One San Diego selection, "The Sandcastle Girls" by Chris Bohjalian.
The Sandcastle Girls is a sweeping historical love story steeped in Chris Bohjalian's Armenianheritage Laura Petrosian is a novelist living in suburban New York. Although her grandparents' ornate Pelham home was affectionately nicknamed 'The Ottoman Annex', Laura has never really given her Armenian heritage much thought. But when an old friend calls, claiming to have seen a newspaper photo of Laura's grandmother promoting an exhibit at a Boston museum, Laura embarks on a journey back through her family's history that reveals love, loss and a wrenching secret that has been buried for generations.
Admission/Cost: FREE
Location:
Alpine County Branch Library
1752 Alpine Blvd.
Alpine, CA 91901
Saturday, October 21 - 10:00 AM
For more information, please call: (619) 445-4221
The Sandcastle Girls is a sweeping historical love story steeped in Chris Bohjalian's Armenianheritage Laura Petrosian is a novelist living in suburban New York. Although her grandparents' ornate Pelham home was affectionately nicknamed 'The Ottoman Annex', Laura has never really given her Armenian heritage much thought. But when an old friend calls, claiming to have seen a newspaper photo of Laura's grandmother promoting an exhibit at a Boston museum, Laura embarks on a journey back through her family's history that reveals love, loss and a wrenching secret that has been buried for generations.
Admission/Cost: FREE
Location:
Alpine County Branch Library
1752 Alpine Blvd.
Alpine, CA 91901
Saturday, October 21 - 10:00 AM
For more information, please call: (619) 445-4221
