{"id":38722,"date":"2021-02-03T06:00:04","date_gmt":"2021-02-03T12:00:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.davenportlibrary.com\/reference\/?p=38722"},"modified":"2020-12-12T14:53:42","modified_gmt":"2020-12-12T20:53:42","slug":"book-club-night-circe-on-february-17","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.davenportlibrary.com\/reference\/book-club-night-circe-on-february-17\/","title":{"rendered":"Book Club @ Night – ‘Circe’ on February 17"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"<\/a>Looking for a book club? Join Book Club @ Night<\/a>. We’re back and reading adult fiction! On Wednesday, February 17th at 6:30pm, Book Club @ Night will be meeting virtually to discuss Circe<\/strong><\/em>\u00a0<\/em><\/a>by Madeline Miller. Books are available at our Eastern Avenue location for patrons to borrow for this book club. Registration is not required. This program is meeting virtually using GoTo Meeting. Information about how to join is listed below.<\/p>\n

Curious what\u00a0Circe<\/strong><\/em><\/a> is about? Check out the following description provided by the publisher.<\/p>\n

In the house of Helios, god of the sun and mightiest of the Titans, a daughter is born. But Circe is a strange child – not powerful, like her father, nor viciously alluring like her mother. Turning to the world of mortals for companionship, she discovers that she does possess power – the power of witchcraft, which can transform rivals into monsters and menace the gods themselves.<\/em><\/p>\n

Threatened, Zeus banishes her to a deserted island, where she hones her occult craft, tames wild beasts and crosses paths with many of the most famous figures in all of mythology, including the Minotaur, Daedalus and his doomed son Icarus, the murderous Medea, and, of course, wily Odysseus.<\/em><\/p>\n

But there is danger, too, for a woman who stands alone, and Circe unwittingly draws the wrath of both men and gods, ultimately finding herself pitted against one of the most terrifying and vengeful of the Olympians. To protect what she loves most, Circe must summon all her strength and choose, once and for all, whether she belongs with the gods she is born from, or the mortals she has come to love.<\/em><\/p>\n

This book is also available in the following formats:<\/p>\n