Thursday Night Book Club: The Secret Life of Flora Lea
Schedule
Thu Aug 14 2025 at 06:00 pm to 07:00 pm
UTC-07:00Location
Flagstaff City-Coconino County Public Library | Flagstaff, AZ
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Join the Library's longest running book club on the 2nd Thursday of every month to discuss a new book! This month, we are reading The Secret Book of Flora Lea by Patti Callahan Henry. Copies are available at the Downtown Information Desk.In the war-torn London of 1939, fourteen-year-old Hazel and five-year-old Flora are evacuated to a rural village to escape the horrors of the Second World War. Living with the kind Bridie Aberdeen and her teenage son, Harry, in a charming stone cottage along the River Thames, Hazel fills their days with walks and games to distract her young sister, including one that she creates for her sister and her sister alone—a fairy tale about a magical land, a secret place they can escape to that is all their own.
But the unthinkable happens when young Flora suddenly vanishes while playing near the banks of the river. Shattered, Hazel blames herself for her sister’s disappearance, and she carries that guilt into adulthood as a private burden she feels she deserves.
Twenty years later, Hazel is in London, ready to move on from her job at a cozy rare bookstore to a career at Sotheby’s. With a charming boyfriend and her elegantly timeworn Bloomsbury flat, Hazel’s future seems determined. But her tidy life is turned upside down when she unwraps a package containing an illustrated book called Whisperwood and the River of Stars. Hazel never told a soul about the imaginary world she created just for Flora. Could this book hold the secrets to Flora’s disappearance? Could it be a sign that her beloved sister is still alive after all these years?
We will meet in person in the Downtown Library Community Room. If you need to attend by Zoom, please reach out to programming staff at [email protected] or call the Information Desk (928-213-2332) ahead of time. Please no later than Monday the week of the discussion.
To request a reasonable accommodation for any type of disability, please call 928-213-2330. Three days prior notice is requested.
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Where is it happening?
Flagstaff City-Coconino County Public Library, 300 W Aspen Ave,Flagstaff, Arizona, United StatesEvent Location & Nearby Stays:
