The Bookies is the Goodwin Library’s book club!
This month’s pick is West with Giraffes by Lynda Rutledge. We have multiple copies available for checkout – stop by to pick one up! New members are always welcome.
This program can be attended in-person or on Zoom – please email Joyce at jwhite@goodwinlibrary.org for the Zoom link. If you would like to attend in person, please plan to be at the library before 6:50, as that is when we close our doors for the evening. Thank you!
Summary: Woodrow Wilson Nickel, age 105, feels his life ebbing away. But when he learns giraffes are going extinct, he finds himself recalling the unforgettable experience he cannot take to his grave.
It’s 1938. The Great Depression lingers. Hitler is threatening Europe, and world-weary Americans long for wonder. They find it in two giraffes who miraculously survive a hurricane while crossing the Atlantic. What follows is a twelve-day road trip in a custom truck to deliver Southern California’s first giraffes to the San Diego Zoo. Behind the wheel is the young Dust Bowl rowdy Woodrow. Inspired by true events, the tale weaves real-life figures with fictional ones, including the world’s first female zoo director, a crusty old man with a past, a young female photographer with a secret, and assorted reprobates as spotty as the giraffes.
