Nonfiction Book Group

This group will explore inspiring true tales of courage and resilience - war stories, man-made and natural disasters, and other moments of human triumph throughout history. If you enjoy biographies and nonfiction, please join us. This month's book: Curse of the Narrows by Laura MacDonald Set vividly against the background of World War I, Curse of the Narrows is the first major account of the world’s largest pre-atomic explosion, the epic relief mission from Boston, and the riveting trial of the Mont Blanc’s captain and pilot. Using primary sources--many of which haven’t been read in decades and--with a wonderful feel for narrative history, Mac Donald chronicles one of the most compelling and dramatic events of the 20th century.