Looking for a reason to read more and meet great people along the way? The JFriends Book Club is the perfect place to do both.

Expect engaging discussion, diverse viewpoints, and plenty of moments that make you think, laugh, and see the story in a new way. No pop quizzes, no pressure, just good books and even better company.

Author, Jane Healey will join us via Zoom to discuss her book.  Come together to share your love of reading, learn alongside your teammates, and grow as a family.  Each month, members will have the opportunity to pick a new book, host the meeting, and lead the discussion.  Bring snacks to share and/or BYOB.

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Synopsis: 

In Boston’s North End, four immigrant women leave childhood behind—but never one another.

For four young immigrant women living in Boston’s North End in the early 1900s, escaping tradition doesn’t come easy. But at least they have one another and the Saturday Evening Girls Club, a social pottery-making group offering respite from their hectic home lives—and hope for a better future.

Ambitious Caprice dreams of opening her own hat shop, which clashes with the expectations of her Sicilian-born parents. Brilliant Ada secretly takes college classes despite the disapproval of her Russian Jewish father. Stunning Maria could marry anyone yet guards her heart to avoid the fate of her Italian Catholic mother, broken down by an alcoholic husband. And shy Thea is torn between asserting herself and embracing an antiquated Jewish tradition.