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Thursday Night Book Club Primary tabs Upcoming List Month Week Day Jul 16 2026 Thu Charlotte Collins Meeting Room Thursday, July 16, 2026 6:30pm–8:30pm Remind Me Add To My Calendar Print Share Program Type: Book Discussion Age Group: Adults Program Description Event Details VIRTUAL & IN-PERSON MEETING Strangers and Cousins by Leah Hagar Cohen Walter and Bennie Blumenthal have a lot going on.
They are preparing for their oldest child's wedding, they are anxious about the frail health of Bennie’s beloved Great Aunt Gladys and they are concerned about the recent influx of Ultra-Orthodox Jews into the community.
They are also trying to keep secret their decision to sell their house and the fact that Bennie is pregnant with their fifth child.
Unfolding over five summer days in a small town in rural New York, Cohen’s 2019 novel is a sto…