MJM X Hadassah X Rimon Book Group
– September 2024

Thursday, September 19, 2024
7:00 PM – 8:30 PM
At a private home

It’s baaaaack – with a new twist! The beloved MJM X Hadassah Book Group is now combining forces with Rimon, the new Portland Women’s Jewish Group at the Jewish Community Alliance of Southern Maine!

This month, we will be meeting at a Book Group member’s private home to discuss The Girl from the Garden by Parnaz Foroutan, a suspenseful novel of desire, obsession, power, and vulnerability, in which a crisis of inheritance leads to the downfall of a wealthy family of Persian Jews in the early twentieth century. Beautifully crafted and inspired by the author’s own family history, the novel has been praised by the Jewish Book Council for being “as much [of] an emotional journey as it is a timely and compelling examination of human nature.”

Join fellow bibliophiles for lively discourse, warm camaraderie, and light refreshments. You are welcome to join us even if you have not yet had time to read the book – you can use our discussion to decide if it is something you want to add to your reading list!

Registration is free but required. The location will be provided upon registration.

Registration