Online Nighttime Book Discussion - Lincoln in the Bardo by George Saunders

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Adult
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Lincoln in the Bardo by George Saunders

On February 22, 1862, two days after his death, Willie Lincoln was laid to rest in a marble crypt in a Georgetown cemetery. That very night, shattered by grief, Abraham Lincoln arrives at the cemetery under cover of darkness and visits the crypt, alone, to spend time with his son's body. Set over the course of that one night and populated by ghosts of the recently passed and the long dead, Lincoln in the Bardo is a thrilling exploration of death, grief, the powers of good and evil, a novel - in its form and voice - completely unlike anything you have read before.

This title is available to download for free in eBook and audiobook format on Overdrive. You may also pick up a copy at the library beginning February 23.

This program will be presented as a Zoom meeting. The URL and phone number for the "meeting" will be emailed to all registrants before the program.

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