June Branch Out Book Club: Sunburn by Chloe Michelle Howarth

Name: June Branch Out Book Club: Sunburn by Chloe Michelle Howarth
Start: 2026-06-30T18:30:00-04:00
End: 2026-06-30T19:30:00-04:00
Location: Titcomb's Bookshop

Schedule

Tue Jun 30 2026 at 06:30 pm to 07:30 pm

UTC-04:00

Location

Titcomb's Bookshop | Sandwich, MA

Join Titcomb's Bookshop's Branch Out Book Club for a discussion of Chloe Michelle Howarth's queer coming-of-age novel SUNBURN on June 30th!
About this Event

A staff and customer favorite, Sunburn is a queer coming-of-age debut of impossible first love, first loss, and first heartbreak.

Free RSVP is requested and can be completed on this page or by calling Titcomb's Bookshop at 508-888-2331.

ABOUT THE BRANCH OUT BOOK CLUB

Titcomb's Bookshop's Branch Out Book Club, hosted by Katie (Marketing & Communications Specialist) and Caleb (Antiquarian/Used Books Specialist), invites people to read books that may be outside of their typical reading comfort zone. From offbeat literary fiction to horror or sci-fi, we aim to expand our minds by expanding our reading choices. Each month, we will mix up the genre or theme and offer a welcoming environment for our community to read together and share thoughts and reflections.

ABOUT THE BOOK

For fans of Normal People, a queer, coming-of-age debut of impossible first love, first loss, and first heartbreak…

It’s the early 1990’s in the small town of Crossmore, Ireland, and Lucy knows what she’s expected to do. Fall in love with the son of the farmer next door, marry him, pray for children, and never, under any circumstances reveal the truth–that she doesn’t think marriage or motherhood or staying in Crossmore is for her. That the reason she knows this, is because of her close friend, Susannah.

For years, Lucy buries her obsession, until one summer, right before graduation, when her friendship with Susannah escalates. Now, Lucy will do anything to keep their secret safe. Their relationship is both the best and worst thing that’s ever happened to her–Lucy loves Susannah, but every day, it feels like Crossmore, Lucy’s mother, and their social mores are closing in. And when Susannah decides she no longer wants to hide, Lucy must make a devastating choice.

Tender and heartbreaking, Sunburn portrays the realities of growing up in a small rural town–from the long, hot summers, to the pressures of a conservative, traditional community where everyone knows each other’s business. It’ll leave you aching for your own first love.