Dear Great Book Guru, With just a few weeks of summer remaining,
I would love to find a book I can take with me to Sunset Serenade - one of my
favorite events. Every Thursday from 6 to 8pm there is a concert at Clifton
Park organized by the Sea Cliff Civic Association and chaired by Petrice Kaider.
I love to get there early with a good book and wait for the music to
begin. Do you have something special to
recommend? Fan of Sunset Serenades
Dear Fan of Sunset Serenades, I too love these concerts and
I have a wonderful book for you: INTIMACIES by Katie Kitamura. The narrator is a young woman who has just
moved to Amsterdam from New York City to work as a translator at the
international court at the Hague. Her father has recently died and her mother
has moved to Singapore. She and almost
everyone we meet are global citizens with little ties to anyone or anywhere. There
is a strange sense of dread throughout. Visiting a friend, she is witness to a vicious
assault of an art dealer; later he re-appears and the mystery of his presence
becomes more and more sinister. Her relationship with a married journalist is a
constant throughout but chances for her happiness appear bleak. When she is assigned as principal interpreter
for an African warlord charged with horrendous crimes against his people, she
begins to question her skills, safety, and sanity. This is a fascinating story of communication
missteps…highly recommended!
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