Turn the Page Book Group

Morrill Memorial Library The Turn the Page Book Group will discuss “The Underground Railroad,” by Colson Whitehead, a magnificent tour de force chronicling a young slave's adventures as she makes a desperate bid for freedom in the antebellum South. "Cora is a slave on a cotton plantation in Georgia. When Caesar, a recent arrival from Virginia, tells her about the Underground Railroad, they decide to take a terrifying risk and escape. Though they manage to find a station and head north, they are being hunted. Their first stop is South Carolina, in a city that initially seems like a haven. But the city's placid surface masks an insidious scheme designed for its black denizens. And even worse: Ridgeway, the relentless slave catcher, is close on their heels." Copies of the book in a number of formats will be available to pick up at the circulation desk. Light refreshments will be served. To sign up for either the morning or evening session, call 781-769-0200, x110, or stop by the library reference or information desk.