~ February's Book of the Month ~

Hello Bookenders!

The votes are in and a date has been set. The book of the month is............

The Incarnations by Susan Barker!

 

"Who are you? you must be wondering. I am your soulmate, your old friend, and I have come back to this city of sixteen million in search of you.So begins the first letter that falls into Wang’s lap as he flips down the visor in his taxi. The letters that follow are filled with the stories of Wang’s previous lives—from escaping a marriage to a spirit bride, to being a slave on the run from Genghis Khan, to living as a fisherman during the Opium Wars, and being a teenager on the Red Guard during the cultural revolution—bound to his mysterious “soulmate,” spanning one thousand years of betrayal and intrigue.

As the letters continue to appear seemingly out of thin air, Wang becomes convinced that someone is watching him—someone who claims to have known him for over one thousand years. And with each letter, Wang feels the watcher growing closer and closer…"

 

 

We will be reading The Incarnations and meeting later in the month to discuss the book. Below is the meeting date and time, location will be set out soon so keep an eye out. Good luck with school, assignments and tests and see you all soon!

 

Meeting Info

 

Date: Thursday, March 24th, 2016

Time: 5:30 - 6:00 pm

Location: Marvin Gerstein Room (main floor through the reading room doors)
                  Address -
               Gerstein Science Information Centre
               Sigmund Samuel Library Building
               9 King's College Circle, Toronto, ON M5S 1A5

 

Happy Reading,

 

Thurga Ganeshamoorthy

Director, Bookends

University of Toronto