West End Book Club: Rabbit Cake (In Person)

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Book Club

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Adults, Seniors
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Live at the West End Library.
Join Library Trustee Gemma Tansey for the book discussion of Rabbit Cake by Annie Hartnett .

Rabbit cake, made with a special aluminum mold, was for special occasions in the Babbitt family. Looking back, Elvis thinks that the first sign of danger was when her mother burned the ears of the rabbit cake meant to celebrate Elvis's 10th birthday. Six months later, Elvis's mother drowns, ostensibly by sleepwalking into the river. The scientifically minded protagonist investigates her mother's death, making sense of the taxonomy of death and grief with curiosity and wry humor. Her guileless observations are often hilarious.

Physical copies of the book are available at the Main and West End branches.
Digital copies can be checked out here!