Fiction Book Club (February)
Schedule
Tue Feb 04 2025 at 05:30 pm to 06:30 pm
UTC-06:00Location
14 S. Commercial Alley, Mason City, IA, United States, Iowa 50401 | Mason City, IA
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We are leaning into winter vibes! Our general fiction book club pick for February is The End of Drum-Time by Hanna Pylväinen. Book club meetings last about an hour and discussions are led by one of our staff bookworms. This is a casual, no-commitment book club. There is no fee but we'd appreciate you buying the book club book from us or making another purchase of your choice while you're here. This will help us keep events like this going. Copies of the book are available for purchase now in the store or reserve yours online here: https://threebellsbooks.com/item/3Czr8TaWU9_cR_cpp0MZww
About the book:
FINALIST FOR THE 2023 NATIONAL BOOK AWARD
An epic love story in the vein of Cold Mountain and The Great Circle, about a young reindeer herder and a minister’s daughter in the nineteenth century Arctic Circle
In 1851, at a remote village in the Scandinavian tundra, a Lutheran minister known as Mad Lasse tries in vain to convert the native Sámi reindeer herders to his faith. But when one of the most respected herders has a dramatic awakening and dedicates his life to the church, his impetuous son, Ivvár, is left to guard their diminishing herd alone. By chance, he meets Mad Lasse’s daughter Willa, and their blossoming infatuation grows into something that ultimately crosses borders—of cultures, of beliefs, and of political divides—as Willa follows the herders on their arduous annual migration north to the sea.
Gorgeously written and sweeping in scope, Hanna Pylväinen's The End of Drum-Time immerses readers in a world lit by the northern lights, steeped in age-old rituals, and guided by passions that transcend place and time.
AWARDS
• 2023 National Book Awards - Longlist long-listed
• 2023 Time Magazine Best Books of the Year long-listed
• 2023 Kirkus Reviews Best Books of the Year long-listed
2023 Kirkus Reviews Best Books of the Year long-listed
2023 National Book Awards - Longlist long-listed
2023 Time Magazine Best Books of the Year long-listed
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Where is it happening?
14 S. Commercial Alley, Mason City, IA, United States, Iowa 50401Event Location & Nearby Stays:
