1st Community Read
Wednesday, November 2, 7:30pm, JCC Hart Theatre, $8 Members / $10 Non-Members
(Doubleday; October 2010)
From the best-selling author of Bee Season comes an astonishingly complex psychological drama with a simple setup: two 11-year-old girls, best friends but fierce rivals, go into the woods but only one comes out. By the time 20 years have passed, the lie about what happened that day has become the accepted truth, and the new confession sounds unbelievable. A deeply resonant and emotionally charged story, The False Friend explores the adults that children become and leads readers to question the truths that we accept or reject, as well as the lies to which we succumb.
“Fascinating and fresh ...” —The Washington Post
About the Book Fest Community Read
Help get the conversation started. Individuals, book clubs and ad hoc groups are encouraged to join the “read!” The False Friend may be purchased at the JCC Main Desk starting September 15.
Download the adult discussion guide and young adult discussion guide.
SPECIAL OFFER: Book and Lecture Ticket: $20! Book sales support the JCC. Let’s all read it.
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