The January book selection for the next gathering of the Glen Morris Book Club is The Book Thief by Marcus Zusak.
Goodreads.com shares this synopsis:
"It is 1939. Nazi Germany. The country is holding its breath. Death has never been busier, and will be busier still.
By her brother's graveside, Liesel's life is changed when she picks up a single object, partially hidden in the snow. It is The Gravedigger's Handbook, left behind there by accident, and it is her first act of book thievery. So begins a love affair with books and words, as Liesel, with the help of her accordian-playing foster father, learns to read. Soon she is stealing books from Nazi book-burnings, the mayor's wife's library, wherever there are books to be found.
But these are dangerous times. When Liesel's foster family hides a Jew in their basement, Liesel's world is both opened up, and closed down.
In superbly crafted writing that burns with intensity, award-winning author Markus Zusak has given us one of the most enduring stories of our time.
GM Book Club will meet Monday, February 3 at 2:30pm in the Robson Community Room at Glen Morris United Church. All are welcome to be a part of this interesting and always fun group and you may contact Lyanne Lynch for more information at lynch2003@rogers.com or 519-622-5487.