The Triangle Presbyterian Church Book Club discusses fiction and non-fiction works that enlighten and enrich our spiritual journey. The group meets at 7:00PM every odd month in the Media Center. Copies of each year's selections are available in the Media Center and are previewed in the monthly newsletter. For more information, contact tpc.bookclub@gmail.com.
January 12
The Alchemist by Paolo Coelho
A fable of spiritual self-discovery by a Brazilian storyteller which has been translated into more than 67 languages.
The Guernsey Literary & Potato Peel Society by Mary Ann Shaffer and Annie Barrows.
A moving story of how during a very bad time, books noourished some ingenious inhabitants of Guernsey Isle--the only part of the UK occupied by Germany in WWII.
March 9
The Story of Edgar Sawtelle by David Wrobleski
Edgar's story is about more than intelligent dogs and beautiful landscapes. Reminiscent of Hamlet, it's a riveting family saga revealing the mysteries of the human heart.
May 11
Mountains Beyond Mountains: Healing the World: The Quest of Dr. Paul Farmer by Tracey Kidder
The story of Farmer "redressing the steep gradient of inequality" in medical service to the desperately poor begins in Haiti and spreads to three continents. It humbles, inspires and provokes humanitarian activism.
The Hole in Our Gospel by Richard Stearns
Stearns makes absolutely clear what God hopes for and expects from each of us, and where life's true rewards are, as he passionately calls for Christians to practice social justice to mend "the hole that exists in our understanding of the Gospel."
July 13
The Help by Kathryn Stockett
A young woman of Mississippi wakes up to and writes about the shocking gender and class discrimination in the American south of the 1960's, where "black women were trusted to raise white children but not to polish the household silver;" a story of social awakening seen from both sides of the American racial divide.
September 14
The Space Between Us by Thrity Umrigar
Two sympathetic women characters of modern India grow a bond deeper than that of employer and employee. Their shared personal hopes, disappointments and sadnesses transcend class and race; but their fate rests in the hands of others outside their control--a moving tale of tragedy and hope for readers anywhere.
November 9
Girl Meets God by Lauren Winner
Winner intimately unwraps for us a year of her life, revealing her personal losses and gains in a courageous journey from Orthodox Judaism to Christianity--a refreshing view of a religious journey by an unconventional thinker and devoted Christian.
