The Triangle Presbyterian Church Book Club discusses fiction and non-fiction works that enlighten and enrich our spiritual journey. Meetings are at 7:00PM in the TPC Media Center the 2nd Tuesdays monthly, except April, June, October & December. The books listed below can be found in area libraries and book stores. There is also a copy in the TPC Media Center. For more information, contact tpc.bookclub@gmail.com.
January 11 (Fiction)
The Hawk & The Dove by Penelope Wilcock
Penelope Wilcock brings "now" lessons from old tales of arrogance and grace in a Benedictine abbey on the Yorkshire moors. "Columba (Dove) my eye! The imperious new Abbot's name is Peregrine (Hawk)!"
February 8 (Memoir)
Reading Lolita in Tehran by Azar Nafisi
The account of Iranian women who dared to meet in a book group to study western ideas during the repressive regime of Ayatollah Khomeini. This story is a testament to the power of literature to liberate.
March 8 (Non-Fiction)
Sisters of Sinai by Janet Soskice
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
Intrepid, eccentric Scottish Presbyterian twin sisters of the 1800's plan an archaeological "dig" in the Middle East. What they uncover turns out to be the then oldest known artifact from the Gospels.
May 10 (Fiction)
Cutting for Stone by Abraham Verghese
Abraham Verghese's story of two brothers moves across generations and continents: India to Ethiopia to inner-city New York. Human suffering--medical and psychological, and forbearance--"quiet heroism," are his overarching themes.
July 12 (Non-fiction)
The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks by Rebecca Skloot
Rebecca Skloot raises ethical and legal flags as she pieces together the amazing heritage of a young African American mother who died of cervical cancer in the 1950's. Without her knowledge, Lack's cells were used in medical research worldwide.
August 9 (Fiction)
Death Comes for the Archbishop by Willa Cather
Willa Cather's chronicle of two pioneer missionaries sent to overcome the religious chaos in the rugged New Mexico territory after the 1846 US-Mexico War is listed among the 100 best American novels of the 20th Century.
September 13 (Non-fiction)
The Sabbath World by Judith Shulevitz
Judith Shulevitz's history of concepts and practices of the Sabbath makes you think differently about time, religion and your job. It might embolden you to unplug at least one day a week from the over-networked world.
November 8 (Fiction)
The Invisible Bridge by Julie Orringer
Inspired by her Hungarian grandfather's survival, the author takes us from the garrets of Paris and mansions of Budapest of 1937, through the hardships and sacrifices of Europe's war years, to the rebuilding of personal and civil life.
