Virtual: Third Thursday Night Adult Book Club
This book club will be held virtually, hosted by Washington County Library. This month's selection is The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks by Rebecca Skloot.
Summary: Her name was Henrietta Lacks, but scientists know her as HeLa. She was a poor Southern tobacco farmer, yet her cells--taken without her knowledge--became one of the most important tools in medicine. The first "immortal" human cells grown in culture, they are still alive today, though she has been dead for more than sixty years. HeLa cells were vital for developing the polio vaccine; uncovered secrets of cancer and viruses; helped lead to in vitro fertilization, cloning, and gene mapping; and have been bought and sold by the billions. Yet Henrietta Lacks is buried in an unmarked grave. Her family did not learn of her "immortality" until more than twenty years after her death, when scientists began using her husband and children in research without informed consent. The story of the Lacks family is inextricably connected to the dark history of experimentation on African Americans, the birth of bioethics, and the legal battles over whether we control the stuff we are made of--From publisher description.
You are welcome to join with the group in the discussion about this month’s selection!
Please contact Suzanne to send you a Zoom invitation to the meeting and to assist you in finding a copy of the book if you would like to read or listen to. Thank you!
- Date:
- Thursday, February 18, 2021 Show more dates
- Time:
- 6:30pm - 8:00pm
- Location:
- Virtual Meeting
- Library:
- Hardwood Creek Library
- Audience:
- Adults
- Categories:
- Book Clubs
2020 Book List for the 3rd Thursday Book Club
January 16st - Between the World and Me, by Ta-Nehesi Coates
February 20th - Born a Crime, by Trevor Noah
March 19th - Cancelled
April 16th- Sandcastle Girls, by Chris Bohjalian
May 21st- Feather Thief, by Kirk Johnson
June 18th - In the Lake of the Woods, by Tim O'Brien
July 16th - Eleanor Oliphant Is Completely Fine: A Novel, by Gail Honeyman
August 20th - Lilac Girls, by Martha Hall Kelly
September 17th - Catcher in the Rye, by J.D. Salinger [Banned Book]
October 15th - Curious Incident of the Dog, by Mark Haddon [Crazy Silly Chili Night]
November 19th - Rebecca, by Daphne Du Mauier [Classical Literature]
December 17th - Christmas Carol, by Charles Dickens [Potluck Party]