Mostly Nonfiction Book Club

First Family Abigail and John Adams by Joseph J. Ellis 2010

John and Abigail Adams left an indelible and remarkably preserved portrait of their lives together in their personal correspondence: both Adamses were prolific letter writers (although John conceded that Abigail was clearly the more gifted of the two), and over the years they exchanged more than twelve hundred letters. Joseph J. Ellis distills this unprecedented and unsurpassed record to give us an account both intimate and panoramic; part biography, part political history, and part love story. Ellis describes the first meeting between the two as inauspicious—John was twenty-four, Abigail just fifteen, and each was entirely unimpressed with the other. But they soon began a passionate correspondence that resulted in their marriage five years later. (320 p.)

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The Thursday Mostly Nonfiction Book Club focuses on nonfiction but also enjoys classic and contemporary fiction. The group meets on the 3rd Thursday of each month at 2 pm. New members are always welcome. The selection is available on the hold shelf one month before the discussion date. Please visit Mostly Nonfiction Book Club – John C. Hart Memorial Library (yorktownlibrary.org) for book selection of the month.