ADULT BOOK CLUB - "DIAVOLA"

Name: ADULT BOOK CLUB - "DIAVOLA"
Start: 2025-10-20T18:00:00-04:00
End: 2025-10-20T19:00:00-04:00
Location: 312 Fourth Avenue, South Charleston, WV, United States, West Virginia 25309

Schedule

Mon Oct 20 2025 at 06:00 pm to 07:00 pm

UTC-04:00

Location

312 Fourth Avenue, South Charleston, WV, United States, West Virginia 25309 | Charleston, WV

SCPL's Adult Book Club meets on Monday, October 20 at 6pm to discuss Jennifer Thorne's twisted gothic comedic novel "Diavola."
Copies of the novel will be available at the front desk beginning June 16.
Synopsis:
.Jennifer Thorne skewers all-too-familiar family dynamics in this sly, wickedly funny vacation-Gothic. Beautifully unhinged and deeply satisfying, Diavola is a sharp twist on the classic haunted house story, exploring loneliness, belonging, and the seemingly inescapable bonds of family mythology.
Anna has two rules for the annual Pace family destination vacations: Tread lightly and survive.
It isn’t easy when she’s the only one in the family who doesn’t quite fit in. Her twin brother, Benny, goes with the flow so much he’s practically dissolved, and her older sister, Nicole, is so used to everyone—including her blandly docile husband and two kids—falling in line that Anna often ends up in trouble for simply asking a question. Mom seizes every opportunity to question her life choices, and Dad, when not reminding everyone who paid for this vacation, just wants some peace and quiet.
The gorgeous, remote villa in tiny Monteperso seems like a perfect place to endure so much family togetherness, until things start going off the rails—the strange noises at night, the unsettling warnings from the local villagers, and the dark, violent past of the villa itself.
(Warning: May invoke feelings of irritation, dread, and despair that come with large family gatherings.)