Book Talk – A Million Things by Emily Spurr
Led by Liz Morley and Marcy Manas
4.00pm Tuesday 30 January 2024
Program on Zoom only
Our Book Talk group meets once a month.
Books are available to borrow from the Gura Family Memorial Library.
A list of questions is provided in advance to facilitate discussion.
A tender, funny, and heartbreaking story of how we cope with grief. For as long as Rae can remember, it’s been her and Mum, and their dog, Splinter; a small, deliberately unremarkable, family. They have their walks, their cooking routines, their home. Sometimes Mum disappears for a while to clear her head but Rae is okay with this, because she always comes back. So, when Rae wakes to Splinter’s nose in her face, the back door open, and no Mum, she does as she’s always done and carries on. She takes care of the house, goes to school, walks Splinter, and minds her own business—all the while pushing down the truth she isn’t ready to face.
That is, until her grumpy, lonely neighbor Lettie—with her own secrets and sadness—needs Rae’s help. As the two begin to rely on each other, Rae’s anxiety intensifies as she wonders what will happen to her when her mother’s absence is finally noticed and her fragile world bursts open.
A Million Things transforms a gut-wrenching story of abandonment and what it’s like to grow up in a house that doesn’t feel safe into an astonishing portrait of resilience, mental health, and the families we make and how they make us in return.
Please register at the Box Office or via ticket option below
Members: NIS 20
Non-Members: NIS 30
