AUGUST BOOK
Our selection for August is The Bostonians (link) by the august (couldn't resist) Anglo-American author Henry James. Join the crew for a festive fun-filled evening on Tuesday, August 12 at our usual 7pm start time at Zawa Restaurant (link) on Commercial Drive. It should be another splendid summer evening on the patio; everyone welcome as always.
Basil Ransom, an attractive young Mississippi lawyer, is visiting his cousin Olive, a wealthy feminist, in Boston when he accompanies her to a meeting on the subject of women's emancipation. One of the speakers is Verena Tarrant, and although he disapproves of all she claims to stand for, Basil is immediately captivated by her and sets about "reforming" her with his traditional views. But Olive has already made Verena her protégée, and soon a battle is under way for exclusive possession of her heart and mind.
