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Pearl Street Book Discussion

Join Branch Librarian Aimee Sixt for a discussion of The Fountains of Silence by Ruta Sepetys

Madrid, 1957. Under the fascist dictatorship of General Francisco Franco, Spain is hiding a dark secret. Meanwhile, tourists and foreign businessmen flood into Spain under the welcoming promise of sunshine and wine. Among them is eighteen-year-old Daniel Matheson, the son of an oil tycoon, who arrives in Madrid with his parents hoping to connect with the country of his mother's birth through the lens of his camera.

528 pages

Earlier Event: January 13
Word Play with The Center Dance
Later Event: January 20
Friday Film