Monday, November 2, 2026 · 7:00 PM – 8:00 PM
McCarthy Meeting Room — 25 Boston Rd., Chelmsford, MA
This is a hybrid book group, where we meet in person as well as on zoom. Please register and indicate if you plan to attend in person or on zoom. Those meeting on zoom will be emailed a link to join the day of the meeting. This month we will be discussing, The Mighty Red by Louise Erdrich. In this stunning novel, Pulitzer Prize and National Book Awardwinning author Louise Erdrich tells a story of love, natural forces, spiritual yearnings, and the tragic impact of uncontrollable circumstances on ordinary people's lives. History is a flood. The mighty red... In Argus, North Dakota, a collection of people revolve around a fraught wedding. Gary Geist, a terrified young man set to inherit two farms, is desperate to marry Kismet Poe, an impulsive, lapsed Goth who can't read her future but seems to resolve his. Hugo, a gentle red-haired, home-schooled giant, is also in love with Kismet. He's determined to steal her and is eager to be a home wrecker. Kismet's mother, Crystal, hauls sugar beets for Gary's family, and on her nightly runs, tunes into the darkness of late-night radio, sees visions of guardian angels, and worries for the future, her daughter's and her own. Human time, deep…