The March Arroyo Book Club book is Tinkers by Paul Harding. This is a Pulitzer
winning title about (to quote from the book jacket)
An old man lies dying. Propped up in his living room and
surrounded by his children and grandchildren, George Washington Crosby drifts
in and out of consciousness, back to the wonder and pain of his impoverished
childhood in Maine. As the clock repairers time winds down, his memories
intertwine with those of his father, an epileptic, itinerant peddler and his
grandfather, a Methodist preacher beset by madness. At once heartbreaking and
life affirming, "Tinkers" is an elegiac meditation on love, loss,
illness, faith, and the fierce beauty of nature.
Stop by the library for a copy and plan to join us on
March 22 at 3:00 for discussion.
