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"As the Reverend John Ames approaches the hour of his own death, he writes a letter to his son chronicling three previous generations of his family, a story that stretches back to the Civil War and reveals uncomfortable family secrets."  (publisher)

Here is where you can find the book:

  • There are several copies available in MiamiOhioLINK, and SearchOhio libraries.
    Amazon has the hardcover, paperback, and Kindle available, and Bookshop.org has links to purchase the title from independent booksellers.

Our group is always finding interesting titles to share, and we look forward to the new things you'll bring to the table.  In addition to discussing I Cheerfully Refuse, the group also shared these titles for consideration at their July 26 meeting:

  • Waterworld (the movie)
  • The myth of Orpheus
  • The Many Lives of Momma Love, Lara Love Hardin
  • The Bodyguard, Katherine Center
  • Queen Bee, Dorothea Benton Frank
  • An Unfinished Love Story, Doris Kearns Goodwin
  • Clear Springs, Bobbie Ann Mason
  • 1979, Val McDermid
  • Baddawi, Leila Abdelrazaq
  • The Sound of the Hours, Karen Campbell
  • The House of the Rising Sun, James Lee Burke
  • Where the Wandering Ends, Yvette Manessis Corporon
  • An Officer and a Spy, Robert Harris
  • Sex Cult Nun, Faith Jones
  • Long Live the Post Horn, Vigdis Hjorth
  • I Cheerfully Refuse, Leif Enger
  • Project Hail Mary, Andy Weir

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