Book Club is a welcoming, low-pressure space for anyone who loves a good story and friendly conversation. We meet once a month on a Monday to share our thoughts on a wide variety of engaging reads. This year, we’re exploring the works of Canadian authors, including fiction, memoirs, history, and other thought-provoking literary non-fiction.
There’s no expectation to attend every meeting - join when you can! And if life gets in the way and you haven’t finished the book, you’re still more than welcome to come and take part in the discussion. Our meetings are relaxed and collaborative, with everyone invited to share insights, ask questions, or simply listen.
Whether you’re a lifelong reader or just looking for a reason to read more, the Rosedale Centre Book Club is a great way to connect with others, discover new authors, and be part of a warm and welcoming community.
If you have an questions reach out to Caroline Duncanson at cduncanson@sympatico.ca
This month's book is The Private Capital: Ambition and Love in the Age of MacDonald and Laurier by Sandra Gwyn:
"The Private Capital is a magnificent and infinitely entertaining panorama of Canada's governing society in Ottawa from the time of Confederation to the eve of the First World War. Sandra Gwyn has woven together from an enormous range of personal letters, diaries, scrapbooks, memoirs, and social columns, a historical chronicle that has the intensity and liveliness of a novel.We meet not only the great political leaders like Macdonald and Laurier, but also their wives, families, and friends, other politicians, civil servants, governors general, soldiers, poets, journalists and belles. The pathos, drama and sometimes hilarious scandals of their daily lives compete in these pages with the great events of the nation's history. We see through the prism of the capital -- that raw and boozy lumbertown -- the excitement of Confederation, the crisis of the Fenian raids, the opening of the West, the Riel Rebellion, the railway scandal and the Boer War."