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October 22, 2024

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Book Club: The Postcard by Anne Berest

Join hosts Nicole Goletka & Wendy Benichou. In welcoming best-selling and internationally acclaimed author Anne Berest on Zoom to discuss her stunning autobiographical family saga.

Whether you read it in Engligh or in French, you don't want to miss whats being touted as the BEST BOOK OF THE YEAR!

An anonymous postcard arrives at the Berest family home, bearing a photo of the Opéra Garnier in Paris and the names of four relatives killed at Auschwitz. Fifteen years later, Anne begins a journey to uncover who sent it and why. Her quest reveals the fate of the Rabinovitch family, their flight from Russia, and their tragic losses during the Holocaust. Through storytelling, Anne uncovers the hidden history of her family and reshapes her understanding of her past, her country, and herself.

Lunch will be served.