In Meg Wolitzer's compelling and provocative novel, The Wife, Joan Castleman questions her life choices as she travels to Stockholm with her husband, where he is slated to receive the Nobel Prize for Literature. Joan has spent forty years subjugating her own literary talents to fan the flames of his career, and has finally decided to stop. From this gripping opening, Wolitzer flashes back fifty years to 1950s Smith College and Greenwich Village -- the beginning of the Castleman relationship -- and follows the course of the famous marriage that has brought them to this breaking point, culminating in a shocking ending that outs a carefully kept secret. Made into film in 2018 starring Christian Slater and Glenn Close Rated R; 100min; (Drama) This book club is for lovers of books and films! Club members read a book that has been made into a movie, and then come together to watch the film followed by discussion at this monthly program. Participants can pick up books at the Liverpool Public Library one month prior to the program. Due to renovations at the Liverpool Public Library we thank Baldwinsville Public Library for hosting this program. Baldwinsville Public Library is located at 33 E Genesee St, Baldwinsville, NY 13027.
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