Historical Fiction Book Club: Tom Lake

The session is a discussion of Tom Lake, a novel that moves between summer 1984 and spring 2020. In 2020, three grown daughters come home to help pick cherries during the pandemic, and their mother starts telling them about a summer in a small theater company. The library was renovated and expanded in 2017, and its adult area has a fireplace for reading and talking.

Tom Lake is a warm, funny book about family, memory and the choices people make about the past, and critics have praised its tone. The club gives you a reason to read it and then talk it through with other readers. It is a good fit for anyone who likes historical fiction and wants a relaxed evening of conversation in Eagle River.