May 28
Westminster Book Group
9:30 a.m. • Fellowship
10:00 a.m. • Program
Goodpasture Hall
Leader: Will Wellman
Parish Associate
Laurus by Eugene Vodolazkin
Love, faith, and a quest for atonement are the driving themes of an epic, prizewinning Russian novel that, while set in the medieval era, takes a contemporary look at the meaning of time.
Combining elements of fairy tale, parable, and myth, Vodolazkin’s second novel (after Solovyov and Larionov, to be published in English in 2016) is a picaresque story exploring 15th-century existence with gravity and a touch of ironic humor. Its language veers from archaic—"Bathe thyself, yf thou wylt"—to modern slang, and its preoccupations range across language and belief to herbalism and history. Binding all this together is a character whose name changes four times over his lifetime as he progresses through phases as healer, husband, holy fool, pilgrim, and hermit.
Excerpt from Kirkus Reviews.
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Our Westminster Book Group, with a history dating back to the 1970s, needs new leadership for the September 2024 through May 2025 season. Speakers choose their book to share and the schedule easily falls into place. Please consider volunteering!
Contact Carolyn Harris at 615-720-6486 for more information.
