Do you LOVE to read? Do you love trying new books and discussing them with friends? Pick up your book for the next Between the Lines Book Club today!
This February, BTL is reading The Family Chao by Lan Samantha Chang, a a family succession drama staged in a small-town Chinese restaurant.
The residents of Haven, Wisconsin, have dined on the Fine Chao Restaurant’s delicious Americanized Chinese food for thirty-five years, happy to ignore any unsavory whispers about the family owners. But when brash, charismatic, and tyrannical patriarch Leo Chao is found dead―presumed murdered―his sons discover that they’ve drawn the exacting gaze of the entire town.
The ensuing trial brings to light potential motives for all three brothers: Dagou, the restaurant’s reckless head chef; Ming, financially successful but personally tortured; and the youngest, gentle but lost college student James. Brimming with heartbreak, comedy, and suspense, The Family Chao offers a kaleidoscopic, highly entertaining portrait of a Chinese American family grappling with the dark undercurrents of a seemingly pleasant small town.
Follow this fast-paced family legal thriller along with your fellow readers this February.
We have added a new meeting to our schedule to better suit your life! In addition to our February 23rd meeting at 1:00 pm at the Aurora Public Library, we will also be meeting on February 28th at 6:30 pm at the Aurora Public Library! As always, we will be meeting at the Dillsboro Public Library on February 24th at 1:00 pm. Please feel welcome to attend any meeting that you wish, and keep an eye out for some delicious themed treats coming to your meeting this year!
We cannot wait to see you there! You can check out a BTL book at the Aurora or Dillsboro Public Libraries with a library card.