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X-WR-CALDESC:The Book Borrower by Alice Mattison\n\nMattison's third novel 
 (after Hilda and Pearl\, 1995\, etc.) is actually a successful graft of tw
 o tales: one written by a 1920s feminist and radical\, the other about the
  woman who reads that 'first book' in the late 20th century. While Deborah
  Laidlaw and another mother\, Toby Ruben\, look after their children in th
 e park\, Deborah lends Toby a memoir\, Trolley Girl\, recounting the Lipki
 n sisters' involvement in a 1921 trolley strike. Miriam Lipkin writes of h
 er two sisters\; Jessie\, a young radical determined to support the strike
 \, participates in protests and stands in contrast to quiet\, cheerful Sar
 ah\, who is killed in a trolley collision. Later\, Jessie is implicated in
  what is seen as a murder\, and though she's acquitted\, she's alienated f
 orever from her family. Miriam\, meanwhile\, changed her name to Berry Coo
 per and enjoyed modest success as a sculptor. The 'second book' deals with
  difficult\, sometimes unpleasant people. Toby describes her friendship wi
 th Deborah from the '70s to the present\, often behaving like a younger\, 
 respectful sister toward her. When she meets Deborah's husband\, Jeremiah\
 , in a drawing class\, he tells Toby of Berry Cooper's career. After Debor
 ah dies in an auto accident\, Toby cautiously returns to the memoir she'd 
 abandoned long ago. Berry then enters Toby's real life when her grown-up s
 on Peter becomes a care-giver to the now-elderly artist\, and Toby takes o
 ver when Peter disappears. Still grieving for Deborah\, Toby also has to c
 onfront the possible loss of her son. It's through this ordeal that Berry 
 serves as an oracular\, nonsensical/wise guide. She's a wonderful creation
 \, and Mattison writes her as a quirky\, unpredictable spirit\, simultaneo
 usly maintaining Toby's grave meditations on her best friend's death. A ri
 ch\, textured exploration of misfortune and its consequences: a book that 
 will reward any reader willing to go slowly and absorb its course.  Copyri
 ght © Kirkus Reviews\n\nBooks are available at the library. Click the link
  below to get email updates about this book club.
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DESCRIPTION:The Book Borrower by Alice Mattison\n\nMattison's third novel (
 after Hilda and Pearl\, 1995\, etc.) is actually a successful graft of two
  tales: one written by a 1920s feminist and radical\, the other about the 
 woman who reads that 'first book' in the late 20th century. While Deborah 
 Laidlaw and another mother\, Toby Ruben\, look after their children in the
  park\, Deborah lends Toby a memoir\, Trolley Girl\, recounting the Lipkin
  sisters' involvement in a 1921 trolley strike. Miriam Lipkin writes of he
 r two sisters\; Jessie\, a young radical determined to support the strike\
 , participates in protests and stands in contrast to quiet\, cheerful Sara
 h\, who is killed in a trolley collision. Later\, Jessie is implicated in 
 what is seen as a murder\, and though she's acquitted\, she's alienated fo
 rever from her family. Miriam\, meanwhile\, changed her name to Berry Coop
 er and enjoyed modest success as a sculptor. The 'second book' deals with 
 difficult\, sometimes unpleasant people. Toby describes her friendship wit
 h Deborah from the '70s to the present\, often behaving like a younger\, r
 espectful sister toward her. When she meets Deborah's husband\, Jeremiah\,
  in a drawing class\, he tells Toby of Berry Cooper's career. After Debora
 h dies in an auto accident\, Toby cautiously returns to the memoir she'd a
 bandoned long ago. Berry then enters Toby's real life when her grown-up so
 n Peter becomes a care-giver to the now-elderly artist\, and Toby takes ov
 er when Peter disappears. Still grieving for Deborah\, Toby also has to co
 nfront the possible loss of her son. It's through this ordeal that Berry s
 erves as an oracular\, nonsensical/wise guide. She's a wonderful creation\
 , and Mattison writes her as a quirky\, unpredictable spirit\, simultaneou
 sly maintaining Toby's grave meditations on her best friend's death. A ric
 h\, textured exploration of misfortune and its consequences: a book that w
 ill reward any reader willing to go slowly and absorb its course.  Copyrig
 ht © Kirkus Reviews\n\nBooks are available at the library. Click the link 
 below to get email updates about this book club.
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SUMMARY:IFL Book Club - The Book Borrower by Alice Mattison
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