Current Fiction Book Group with Claudia Cayne

Led by Claudia Cayne, this informal group meets on the second Saturday of each month (unless otherwise noted) at 4:00 PM in the Reading Room. 

All are welcome for one or all of these lively and informal discussions. Registration is not required. 

Claudia's selection for this month is Pearl, by Sian Hughes.

Marianne is eight years old when her mother goes missing. Left behind with her baby brother and grieving father in a ramshackle house on the edge of a small village, she clings to the fragmented memories of her mother's love. As time passes, Marianne struggles to adjust, fixated on her mother's disappearance and the secrets she's sure her father is keeping from her. Tormented by an unmarked gravestone in an abandoned chapel and the tidal pull of the river, her childhood home begins to crumble as the past leads her down a path of self-destruction. But can art heal Marianne? And will her own future as a mother help her find peace?

SML's Current Fiction Book Group meets September 2025 through June 2026. For a look at book selections ahead, please visit this link.