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Hiawassee Book Club
2026-09-21 19:00:00 2026-09-21 20:30:00 America/New_York Hiawassee Book Club The Hiawassee Book Club will discuss The Emperor of Gladness by Ocean Vuong. Online - Virtual Room - Hiawassee

Monday, September 21
7:00pm - 8:30pm

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The Hiawassee Book Club will discuss The Emperor of Gladness by Ocean Vuong.

One late summer evening in the post-industrial town of East Gladness, Connecticut, nineteen-year-old Hai stands on the edge of a bridge, ready to jump, when he hears someone shout across the river. The voice belongs to Grazina, an elderly widow succumbing to dementia, who convinces him to take another path. Bereft and out of options, he quickly becomes her caretaker. Over the course of the year, the unlikely pair develops a life-altering bond, one built on empathy, spiritual reckoning, and heartbreak, with the power to alter Hai's relationship to himself, his family, and a community at the brink. 

Book : Overdrive E-book : Overdrive Audio 

Recommended for ages 18 and up.

AGE GROUP: | Adults |

EVENT TYPE: | Authors - Books - Writing |

TAGS: | hiawassee | bookclubs | bb-bookclubs |

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