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Virtual JCC Book Club
February 9, 2021 @ 1:00 pm - 2:00 pm
JCC Book Club — all are welcome, even if you didn’t read the book
February 9th at 1 pm, register for the link by emailing info@jcc-asheville.org and put in the subject line “book club”
A Woman is No Man by Etaf Run
The story covers eighteen-year-old Deya, who is starting to meet with suitors. Though she doesn’t want to get married, her grandparents give her no choice. History is repeating itself: Deya’s mother, Isra, also had no choice when she left Palestine as a teenager to marry Adam. Though Deya was raised to believe her parents died in a car accident, a secret note from a mysterious, yet familiar-looking woman makes Deya question everything she was told about her past. As the narrative alternates between the lives of Deya and Isra, she begins to understand the dark, complex secrets behind her community. Read more here.
The JCC’s virtual book club meets online on the second Tuesday of each month to focus on Jewish authors and/or themes in both fiction and non-fiction. Each month a new book is selected by the group. The discussions focus on but are not limited to aspects of the author’s life that may have influenced his or her writing, key literary themes in the works, and how the work may be seen in the larger context of Jewish history and current events.
Contact info@jcc-asheville.org for more information or to join the discussions.
