{"id":4455,"date":"2009-10-08T06:00:55","date_gmt":"2009-10-08T12:00:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs2.davenportlibrary.com\/reference\/?p=4455"},"modified":"2009-09-28T17:10:53","modified_gmt":"2009-09-28T23:10:53","slug":"world-adventure-series","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.davenportlibrary.com\/reference\/world-adventure-series\/","title":{"rendered":"World Adventure Series"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"WorldThe library and the Putnam Museum are partnering to bring you a special ’round-the-world tour. Each month, a book discussion will be part of\u00a0\u00a0a travelogue series\u00a0 – \u00a0to Tuscany, the Pacific Coast, Fiji, Sweden and Sahel (West Africa).<\/p>\n

At the\u00a0“Inside the Tuscan Hills” show on\u00a0October 13th,\u00a0 the group will discuss The Sixteen Pleasures<\/a><\/em><\/strong> by Robert Hellenga.<\/p>\n

This novel by the Knox College literature professor is set in 1966 Florence. The heroine heads off to Italy to become on of the “mud angels” – volunteers who race to save priceless boks and artwork. Hellenga is skilled at both characterization and depicting Italian culture. Insider knowledge of book restoration and conservation is woven into the plot.<\/p>\n

Snow Falling on Cedars<\/a><\/em><\/strong> by David Guterson\u00a0 is the choice for November 17th’s “Pacific Coast, Top to Bottom.”<\/p>\n

Set on a fictional island off the coast of Washington in the l950’s, the story revolves around the death and possible murder of a World War II veteran and fisherman. One of the suspects is a first-generation Japanese American, and so resentment of the recent\u00a0internment and other restrictions\u00a0 are brought into play. The setting is hauntingly beautiful and evocative of\u00a0 the region’s painful history.<\/p>\n

Call the Putnam Museum & Imax Theatre<\/a><\/strong> at \u00a0563.324.1933 for details.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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