Program Description
Event Details
Meet us at Carnelian Coffee, 2428 West Colorado Avenue, on the first Sunday of each month from 1-2:30 p.m. to discuss that month's book club selection. Refreshments will be available for purchase.
May's selection is The 100-Year-Old Man Who Climbed Out the Window and Disappeared by Jonas Jonasson. Copies from a 12-item book club set will be made available during April's meeting.
Please note: June's title is The Girls of Atomic City by Denise Kiernan. Copies from the 12-item book club set will be handed out during May's meeting.
From goodreads.com ..
After a long and eventful life, Allan Karlsson ends up in a nursing home, believing it to be his last stop. The only problem is that he’s still in good health, and one day, he turns 100. A big celebration is in the works, but Allan really isn’t interested (and he’d like a bit more control over his alcohol consumption). So he decides to escape. He climbs out the window in his slippers and embarks on a hilarious and entirely unexpected journey.
It would be the adventure of a lifetime for anyone else, but Allan has a larger-than-life backstory: Not only has he witnessed some of the most important events of the twentieth century, he has actually played a key role in them. Quirky and utterly unique, The 100-Year-Old Man Who Climbed Out the Window and Disappeared has charmed readers across the globe.