Hosted by Shelley Stephenson and Keith
The Book: Mister Pip, by Lloyd Jones. 272 pages.
Lloyd Jones was born and raised in Lower Hutt, Tempe's sister city in New Zealand. Mister Pip, his tenth novel, won the Commonwealth Writers' Prize in 2007. Set in Bougainville, Papua New Guinea during that country's civil war, it traces the power of words and the imagination as a source of hope, as a makeshift teacher shares Charles Dickens' Great Expectations with his students. The book was adapted for the screen, starring Hugh Laurie (2012).
Discussion will be led by Dede Carrera, Country Director, Lower Hutt, New Zealand, Tempe's sister city since 1981.
Reading Global Book Club: Tempe Public Library's Reading Global Book Club reads fiction and non-fiction books focusing on Tempe's Sister Cities. Each book is either written by an author from one of Tempe's Sister Cities, or focuses on those cities, and each book club meeting will include discussions led by individuals with deep experience in the diverse and compelling histories and cultures of these communities. The club meets once per month. All Reading Global Book Club meetings are held at the Tempe Public Library, 6:00pm-7:30pm.
What If I Have Not Read the Book? We find that most attendees at our book club meetings are excited about reading these books and come to the meetings having read all or part of the books. But everybody is welcome at the book club meetings, even if they haven't read the book! We have great discussions, great guests, etc., and everyone can enjoy and participate, regardless of how much they read.