All Booked Up Reads Midnight Champagne for January
A. Manette Ansay's Midnight Champagne is the choice for January's meeting of All Booked Up. This 240 page volume tells the tale of April Liesgang and Caleb Shannon who have known each other for just three short months, so their Valentine's Day wedding at a chapel near the shores of Lake Michigan has both families in an uproar. As the festivities unfold (and the cash bar opens), everyone has an opinion and a lively prediction about April and Caleb's union, each the reflection of a different marital experience. Meanwhile, at the nearby Hideaway Lodge, a domestic quarrel ends in tragedy. As April and Caleb's life together begins, death parts another man and woman in angry violence—and as the two stories gradually intersect, their juxtaposition explores the tangled roots of vulnerability and desire. (read more... )
Pick up a copy of this book at the Circulation Desk and join the group on Wednesday, January 3rd, at 6:30 p.m.
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