Maine Historical Fiction Book Group

Description

Calling all historically curious, story-driven readers to... Join Izzy Ruta, Auburn Public Library; Laura Juraska, Androscoggin Historical Society; and Ben Snethen, Lewiston Public Library as we explore fiction with a historical twist each month. 

We'll be reading and discussing: Monday, September 29th, at 5:30pm, meet at the Androscoggin Historical Society, 93 Lisbon St. Frozen River by Ariel Lawhon, 2023 “follows Martha a midwife and healer as she navigates motherhood, her career, secrets, and murder in 1789 Maine.

” Monday, October 27th, at 5:30pm, meet at the Auburn Public Library, 49 Spring St. North Woods by Daniel Mason, 2023 “is about a single house in the woods of New England told through the lives of those who inhabit it across the centuries.” Future reading to be determined by those who come. 

Participants will be expected to obtain a copy of the book independently. You may place a hold on Minerva using y