The Holliston Newcomers Club

Book Review

It’s never too late to join Book Review. Read one selection or read them all; we always welcome new members to the group. Our next meeting will be on June 17 at 7:30 pm. Our selection for June is Shadow Baby: A Novel by Alison McGhee.

In Alison McGhee's stunning novel Shadow Baby, eleven-year-old Clara is struggling to find the truth about her missing father and grandfather and her twin sister, dead at birth, but her mother steadfastly refuses to talk about these people who are lost to her daughter. When Clara begins interviewing Georg Kominsky for a
school biography assignment, she finds that he is equally reticent about his own concealed history. Precocious and imaginative, the girl invents version upon version of Mr. Kominsky's past, just as she invents lives for the people missing from her
own shadowy past.

The journey of discovery that these two oddly matched people embark upon is at the heart of this beautiful story about friendship and communion, about discovering what matters most in life, and about the search to find the missing pieces of ourselves. McGhee's prose glistens with shrewd truth and wild imaginings, creating a
fine novel that will reverberate in the hearts and minds of readers long after the book is finished.

If you are interested in this activity and are not a member of newcomers please see the How To Join section for information on becoming a member.