Reading the World, One Novel at a Time. Aug 2026 meeting.

about the book: In the first century AD, Publius Ovidius Naso, the most urbane and irreverant poet of imperial Rome, was banished to a remote village on the edge of the Black Sea. From these sparse facts, one of our most distinguished novelists has fashioned an audacious and supremely moving work of fiction.
Marooned on the edge of the known world, exiled from his native tongue, Ovid depends on the kindness of barbarians who impate their dead and converse with the spirit world. But then he becomes the guardian of a still more savage creature, a feral child who has grown up among deer. What ensues is a luminous encounter between civilization and nature, as enacted by a poet who once catalogued the treacheries of love and a boy who slowly learns how to give it. Amazon Summary

About our bookclub:

We read and discuss books from all over the world. Always fine authors, but often not widely familiar outside of their country or region. 2/3 of our choices are women authors, as they are also under-represented. Members can read book in any language that they prefer. Most discussion in Eng, but all in group are multilingual, so comments can be made in other languages if you want to make a specific point more clearly than you can in Eng. Don't be shy, we welcome all people who love to read.