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Society of the Book Dragons Literary Club: In the Midst of Winter by Isobel Allende
This is a super secret society of magical, mystical fantasy creatures that hoard literary materials... just kidding! Do you think you're pretty cool (of course you are!)? Do you like to read? Do you want to discuss awesome books with a bunch of other cool people? Well this is the club for you! Every other month, we will meet to chat about the book of the month in a stress free enviroment. This is a no-pressure kind of club; just read the book beforehand. If you have something to say, awesome, make a note of it; if not, just come to hang out and listen and maybe, just maybe, you'll be inspired to share too!
The December book of the month is: In the Midst of Winter by Isobel Allende
- Date:
- Saturday, December 6, 2025
- Time:
- 3:00pm - 4:00pm
- Location:
- East 131st - Meeting Room
- Branch:
- East 131st Street
- Audience:
- Adults Ages 19+ Seniors Teens Ages 12-18
- Categories:
- School of Literature
In the Midst of Winter by Isobel Allende:
New York Times and worldwide bestselling “dazzling storyteller” (Associated Press) Isabel Allende returns with a sweeping novel about three very different people who are brought together in a mesmerizing story that journeys from present-day Brooklyn to Guatemala in the recent past to 1970s Chile and Brazil.
In the Midst of Winter begins with a minor traffic accident—which becomes the catalyst for an unexpected and moving love story between two people who thought they were deep into the winter of their lives. Richard Bowmaster—a 60-year-old human rights scholar—hits the car of Evelyn Ortega—a young, undocumented immigrant from Guatemala—in the middle of a snowstorm in Brooklyn. What at first seems just a small inconvenience takes an unforeseen and far more serious turn when Evelyn turns up at the professor’s house seeking help. At a loss, the professor asks his tenant Lucia Maraz—a 62-year-old lecturer from Chile—for her advice. These three very different people are brought together in a mesmerizing story that moves from present-day Brooklyn to Guatemala in the recent past to 1970s Chile and Brazil, sparking the beginning of a long overdue love story between Richard and Lucia.
Exploring the timely issues of human rights and the plight of immigrants and refugees, the book recalls Allende’s landmark novel The House of the Spirits in the way it embraces the cause of “humanity, and it does so with passion, humor, and wisdom that transcend politics” (Jonathan Yardley, The Washington Post). In the Midst of Winter will stay with you long after you turn the final page.
(Goodreads)