OverDrive are running their popular annual online bookclub 'Together We Read' between 6-20 September. The title this month is Happy Hour by Jacquie Byron. During this time the eBook and eAudiobook of Happy Hour will be available to download from OverDrive with no waitlist.
Download the eBook or eAudiobook Happy Hour by Jacquie Byron
"One woman, two dogs, and a lot of gin: Happy Hour follows Franny Calderwood who has turned her back on the world, at least the world she used to know. At 65 her beloved Frank is dead, mowed down by an ice-addled driver. Franny lives a life of decadent seclusion, until the Salernos move in next door. A troubled but charming trio made up of beleaguered mother Sallyanne, angry teenager Dee and eccentric eight year old Josh, the family manage to breach Franny’s fortress, literally and figuratively. Happy Hour is about how new friends can become new family, but old friends should never be underestimated. It’s about a woman who decides she’s had enough of life only to learn that’s not her decision to make. It’s about freedom, dependency, grief, and forgiveness. And it’s about getting older but not necessarily wiser."
Patrons can download and read or listen to the book and join in with questions and forums online. Author Ben Hobson will then interview Jacquie Byron about the book at an online event on 20 September at 7 pm.
Access the Eventbrite registration for the Together We Read online interview with Jacquie Byron
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