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Book Discussion Group: The Portable Veblen by Elizabeth McKenzie
- Date: 03/08/2017 9:15 am - 11:00 am
- Location: Newport Beach Central Library, Friends Meeting Room
1000 Avocado Avenue
Newport Beach, California 92660
Doors Open: 9 a.m.
Sessions are free, no reservations required
Authors are not present unless noted
Attendance is welcomed--even if you have not finished or read the book!
The Portable Veblen by Elizabeth McKenzie
A young couple on the brink of marriage—the charming Veblen and her fiancé Paul, a brilliant neurologist—find their engagement in danger of collapse. Along the way they weather everything from each other’s dysfunctional families to the attentions of a seductive pharmaceutical heiress to an intimate tête-à-tête with a very charismatic squirrel. A dazzlingly original novel that’s as big-hearted as it is laugh-out-loud funny, The Portable Veblen is an exuberant, one-of-a-kind story about love and family, war and nature, new money and old which gives us an unforgettable look at the way we live now.
Presented by the Newport Beach Public Library Foundation
Age Level: All Ages
More info: www.nbplfoundation.org