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 Mystery of Mrs. Christie

'The Mystery of Mrs. Christie' by Marie Benedict

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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

'The Secret Life of Flora Le,' book cover

Book Notes | ‘ The Secret Book of Flora Lea’ by Patti Callahan Henry

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Overall, our group liked 'The Secret Book of Flora Lea' with its rich descriptions and happy ending. We also talked about the heart-wrenching removal of 1.5 million people from British towns and cities over three days in September 1939.
'Buckeye,' book cover

Book Notes | ‘Buckeye’ by Patrick Ryan

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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.

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