BookTalk introduces readers to a carefully chosen, provocative selection of novels for reading and informal discussion, considering the author’s writing techniques and the character’s personal journeys. Readings include translations of books from other countries and cultures in the search for fictions that illuminate the lives and understanding of those from all across the globe.
This class focuses on The Land in Winter by Andrew Miller (2024), a novel set during the harsh 1962-63 winter in the English countryside, focusing on two neighboring couples—doctor Eric Parry and his wife Irene, and farmer Bill Simmons and his wife Rita—whose lives unravel as blizzards intensify, exposing secrets and tensions beneath the surface of their seemingly ordinary lives. The story explores themes of marriage, isolation, societal change, and the lingering shadows of WWII, culminating in dramatic events during a Boxing Day party.
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