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DESCRIPTION:Book Club is a welcoming\, low-pressure space for anyone who lo
 ves a good story and friendly conversation. We meet once a month on a Mond
 ay to share our thoughts on a wide variety of engaging reads. This year\, 
 we’re exploring the works of many Canadian authors\, including fiction\,
  memoirs\, history\, and other thought-provoking literary non-fiction. \n\
 nThere’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 st
 ill more than welcome to come and take part in the discussion. Our meeting
 s are relaxed and collaborative\, with everyone invited to share insights\
 , ask questions\, or simply listen. \n\nWhether 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 par
 t of a warm and welcoming community. \n\nIf you have an questions reach ou
 t to Caroline Duncanson at cduncanson@sympatico.ca\nThis month's book is W
 oman Watching: Louise de Kirline Lawrence and the Songbirds of Pimisi Bay 
 by Merilyn Simonds.\nFrom award-winning author Merilyn Simonds\, a remarka
 ble biography of anextraordinary woman ― a Swedish aristocrat who surviv
 ed the Russian Revolution to become an internationally renowned naturalist
 \, one of the first to track the mid-century decline of songbirds.\nReferr
 ed to as a Canadian Rachel Carson\, Louise de Kiriline Lawrence lived and 
 worked in an isolated log cabin near North Bay. After her husband was murd
 ered by Bolsheviks\, she refused her Swedish privilege and joined the Cana
 dian Red Cross\, visiting her northern Ontario patients by dogsled. When E
 lzire Dionne gave birth to five babies\, Louise became nurse to the Dionne
  Quintuplets. Repulsed by the media circus\, she retreated to her wilderne
 ss cabin\, where she devoted herself to studying the birds that nested in 
 her forest. Author of six books and scores of magazine stories\, de Kirili
 ne Lawrence and her “loghouse nest” became a Mecca for international o
 rnithologists.\nLawrence was an old woman when Merilyn Simonds moved into 
 the woods not far away. Their paths crossed\, sparking Simonds’s lifelon
 g interest. A dedicated birder\, Simonds brings her own songbird experienc
 es from Canadian nesting grounds and Mexican wintering grounds to this dee
 ply researched\, engaging portrait of a uniquely fascinating woman.\n 
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