Read Between the Spines Book Club: My Brilliant Friend by Elena Ferrante In-Person
Do you like talking about books? Join us at the Galena Branch for our new book club for adults! This month's selection is My Brilliant Friend by Elena Ferrante. Copies of the book are available to check out at Galena Digital Library for registered participants.
About the book:
Beginning in the 1950s in a poor but vibrant neighborhood on the outskirts of Naples, Elena Ferrante’s four-volume story spans almost sixty years, as its main characters, the fiery and unforgettable Lila and the bookish narrator, Elena, become women, wives, mothers, and leaders, all the while maintaining a complex and at times conflicted friendship. This first novel in the series follows Lila and Elena from their fateful meeting as ten-year-olds through their school years and adolescence.
Through the lives of these two women, Ferrante tells the story of a neighborhood, a city, and a country as it is transformed in ways that, in turn, also transform the relationship between two women.
- Date:
- Tuesday, September 23, 2025 Show more dates
- Time:
- 5:30pm - 6:45pm
- Time Zone:
- Eastern Time - US & Canada (change)
- Location:
- Galena Conference Room
- Branch:
- Galena Digital Branch
- Audience:
- Adults