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Join us as our Circle of Readers discuss The Breakaway by Jennifer Weiner.
Circle of Readers will discuss the "BREAKAWAY" by Jennifer Weiner.
Thirty-three-year-old Abby Stern has made it to a happy place: she's got good friends, her bike, and her bicycling club. She's at peace with her plus-size body, and is on track to marry Mark Medoff, her childhood sweetheart, who she met at weight-loss camp. It feels like the happy ending she's always wanted. If it weren't for the memories of one thrilling night she spent with a man named Sebastian two years previously... On a cycling trip from NYC to Niagara Falls, away from Mark, Abby spots Sebastian in the group. In spite of their chemistry, Abby is determined to keep her distance. Then her mother, Eileen, joins the trip. This is the woman Abby blames for a lifetime of body shaming and insecurities. Over two weeks and more than seven hundred miles, Abby is forced to reconsider everything she believes about herself, her mother, and the nature of love.
AGE GROUP: | Adults (19-99) |
TAGS: | Discussion Groups |
The Merrillville branch library encompasses over 114,000 sq ft of electronic and print resources, and visual and musical collections. The library offers free WIFI, public internet computers, rooms for quiet study or small groups, and public meeting rooms. Our vast collections of Lake County history and genealogy sources make the Merrillville branch a popular destination for research by visitors from all around the country.
Merrillville branch has three fantastic floors of informational and recreational materials. The main floor contains our popular collection of new books, large-print material, magazines and newspapers, teen, anime, and an enormous selection of music and DVDs. Our Genealogy Room has numerous resources including microfilm of local newspapers, obituary indexes, and many other historical resources. Our Book Sale room, open during select hours Monday-Saturday, is full of unique finds.
The Upper Level includes tables for quiet study, a tremendous reference collection, our “Indiana Room” for specialized Hoosier historical research, and our locally known statue “The Reader” by artist Hermann Gurfinkel.
The entire lower level houses our bright and airy Children's Department where children will find fun games, books, music and magazines to fulfill their reading pleasure as well as attend engaging kids’ programs. This is also where our public meeting rooms are located, where our library events and programs are held.
