Thursday Night Book Club

VIRTUAL AND IN-PERSON MEETING

Lincoln in the Bardo by George Saunders

Abraham Lincoln's beloved 11-year-old son Willie died in February of 1862. Shortly after he was buried, a distraught Lincoln paid a nighttime visit to the graveyard, which has an unnerving impact on the resident ghosts, who have chosen to hang out in the "Bardo”—a Tibetan term for a middle space in between lives—rather than face final judgment. This haunting, Booker Prize-winning novel focuses both on the spirits’ stubborn, nostalgic attachment to the world of the living and Lincoln’s monumental sorrow. 

Moderated by Readers Advisory Librarian Cindy Haiken. To participate and for details about meeting virtually or in-person, contact Cindy at chaiken@wallingfordlibrary.org.