UMRA Book Club I

The UMRA Book Club has been meeting regularly since March of 2011. We meet at 2 p.m. on the third Friday of every month at the 1666 Coffman Building on Larpenteur Avenue near the St. Paul Campus. Presently we are meeting online via Zoom.

We are eclectic readers, our books being from all time periods, fiction and nonfiction, and from various genres. We plan our book schedule for the coming year at our December meeting. 

Contact Pat Tollefson for more information ([email protected]). A list of all the books we have read is available from Pat as well. 

We welcome new members.  Contact Pat.

 
 

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For Book Notes in addition to those from Book Club I (below), see the Book Notes page.

Upcoming Events

'The Secret Life of Flora Le,' book cover

'The Secret Book of Flora Lea' by Patti Callahan Henry

Event date:

UMRA Book Club I will discuss The Secret Book of Flora Lea by Patti Callahan Henry when it meets via Zoom at 2 p.m. on Friday, September 18. The day’s discussion leader will be Judy Helgen. 

The Mystery of Mrs. Christie

'The Mystery of Mrs. Christie' by Marie Benedict

Event date:

UMRA’s Book Club I will discuss the historical fiction novel The Mystery of Mrs. Christie by Marie Benedict when it meets via Zoom at 2 p.m. on Friday, October 16. 

The Feather Detective

"The Feather Detective: Mystery, Mayhem, and the Magnificent Life of Roxie Laybourne"

Event date:

The Feather Detective: Mystery, Mayhem, and the Magnificent Life of Roxie Laybourne by Chris Sweeney.

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Book Notes

'Buckeye,' book cover

Book Notes | ‘Buckeye’ by Patrick Ryan

Event date:
The book chronicles the lives of three generations of two families living in Ohio in the mid 20th-century. Midway through the book, the reader learns that the two families are connected in a most unusual way.
The Silent Patient, book cover

Book Notes | ‘The Silent Patient’

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Referred to as a psychological thriller, this New York Times best-selling novel by Alex Michaelides is narrated by the lead character, a psychotherapist who becomes obsessed with a woman who, after being found guilty of murdering her husband, has chosen not to speak.

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