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Held the first Wednesday of each month at the San Dimas Senior Center, 201 E Bonita Ave. This month's selection is "Only the Beautiful" by Susan Meissner. Copies are available for check out at the La Verne Library circulation desk. For Adults
This month's selection is "Only the Beautiful" by Susan Meissner. California, 1938. When she loses her parents, sixteen-year-old Rosanne moves into Celine and Truman Calvert's house. Driven by her loneliness she lets down her guard and ends up pregnant. Banished by the Calverts, Rosanne finds out she is going to a place far worse than anything she could have imagined. Austria, 1947. Helen Calvert, Truman's sister, is ready to return to America. But when she arrives after decades working abroad, she is shocked to learn what really happened to the vinedresser's daughter. In her determination to find Rosanne, Helen discovers that while the war had been won in Europe, there are still terrifying battles to be fought at home.
Held the first Wednesday of each month at the San Dimas Senior Center, 201 E Bonita Ave. For further information, please email nmunoz@library.lacounty.gov or call the Senior Center at 909.394.6290.
