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Thursday Night Book Club

"Only the Beautiful" by Susan Meissner

2025-08-14 19:00:00 2025-08-14 20:00:00 America/New_York Thursday Night Book Club A heartrending story of a young mother’s fight to keep her daughter, and the winds of fortune that tear them apart by the New York Times bestselling author of The Nature of Fragile Things. Westlake Porter Public Library - Conference Room

Thursday, August 14
7:00pm - 8:00pm

Add to Calendar 2025-08-14 19:00:00 2025-08-14 20:00:00 America/New_York Thursday Night Book Club A heartrending story of a young mother’s fight to keep her daughter, and the winds of fortune that tear them apart by the New York Times bestselling author of The Nature of Fragile Things. Westlake Porter Public Library - Conference Room

A heartrending story of a young mother’s fight to keep her daughter, and the winds of fortune that tear them apart by the New York Times bestselling author of The Nature of Fragile Things.

California, 1938—When she loses her parents in an accident, sixteen-year-old Rosanne is taken in by the owners of the vineyard where she has lived her whole life as the vinedresser’s daughter. She moves into Celine and Truman Calvert’s spacious house with a secret, however—Rosie sees colors when she hears sound. She promised her mother she’d never reveal her little-understood ability to anyone, but the weight of her isolation and grief prove too much for her. Driven by her loneliness she not only breaks the vow to her mother, but in a desperate moment lets down her guard and ends up pregnant. Banished by the Calverts, Rosanne believes she is bound for a home for unwed mothers, and having lost her family she treasures her pregnancy as the chance for a future one. But she soon finds out she is not going to a home of any kind, but to a place far worse than anything she could have imagined.

AGE GROUP: | Adults |

EVENT TYPE: | Books and Authors |

TAGS: | book discussion | book club |

Westlake Porter Public Library

Phone: (440) 871-2600
Fax: (440) 871-6969

Hours
Mon, Jul 28 9:00AM to 9:00PM
Tue, Jul 29 9:00AM to 9:00PM
Wed, Jul 30 9:00AM to 9:00PM
Thu, Jul 31 9:00AM to 9:00PM
Fri, Aug 01 9:00AM to 6:00PM
Sat, Aug 02 9:00AM to 6:00PM
Sun, Aug 03 1:00PM to 5:00PM
Mon, Jul 28 9:00AM to 9:00PM
Tue, Jul 29 9:00AM to 9:00PM
Wed, Jul 30 9:00AM to 9:00PM
Thu, Jul 31 9:00AM to 9:00PM
Fri, Aug 01 9:00AM to 6:00PM
Sat, Aug 02 9:00AM to 6:00PM
Sun, Aug 03 1:00PM to 5:00PM

About the branch

Westlake Porter Public Library is an independent public library serving the residents of the city of Westlake, western Cuyahoga County and eastern Lorain County. The library is located at 27333 Center Ridge Road in Westlake, Ohio. Anyone who lives, works, owns property, or goes to school in Ohio can register for a free library card.

Upcoming events

Sat, Aug 02, 10:00am - 11:30am
Makerspace
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Sat, Aug 02, 2:00pm - 3:00pm
Dover Room
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Sun, Aug 03, 2:00pm - 3:00pm
Storytime Room

Mon, Aug 04, 9:00am - 9:00pm
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Tue, Aug 05, 2:00pm - 3:00pm
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Tue, Aug 05, 6:00pm - 7:30pm
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Tue, Aug 05, 7:00pm - 8:30pm
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Wed, Aug 06, 10:30am - 11:15am
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Wed, Aug 06, 6:30pm - 8:30pm
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Thu, Aug 07, 10:00am - 10:45am
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Fri, Aug 08, 10:30am - 11:00am
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Sat, Aug 09, 10:30am - 11:00am
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Sat, Aug 09, 10:30am - 11:00am
Storytime Room

Sun, Aug 10, 2:00pm - 3:00pm
Storytime Room

Mon, Aug 11, 7:00pm - 8:00pm
Dover Room

Tue, Aug 12, 10:00am - 11:00am
Dover Room

Tue, Aug 12, 3:00pm - 4:00pm
Technology Training Lab

Tue, Aug 12, 3:00pm - 4:00pm
Storytime Room,Youth Services

Tue, Aug 12, 6:00pm - 8:00pm
Makerspace

Tue, Aug 12, 7:00pm - 8:30pm
Porter Room,Zoom Programming 2

Wed, Aug 13, 2:00pm - 4:00pm
Storytime Room

Wed, Aug 13, 7:00pm - 8:30pm
Dover Room

Thu, Aug 14, 3:00pm - 4:00pm
Storytime Room,Youth Services

Thu, Aug 14, 6:00pm - 7:00pm
Friends Pavilion

Thu, Aug 14, 7:00pm - 8:30pm
Technology Training Lab

Thu, Aug 14, 7:00pm - 8:00pm
Conference Room

Sat, Aug 16, 10:30am - 12:00pm
Makerspace
Registration opens Saturday, August 9 2025 at 9:00am

Sat, Aug 16, 10:30am - 11:00am
Friends Pavilion

Sat, Aug 16, 1:00pm - 2:00pm
Porter Room

Sun, Aug 17, 3:00pm - 4:00pm
Craft Room

Mon, Aug 18, 9:00am - 9:00pm
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Mon, Aug 18, 1:00pm - 2:00pm
Dover Room

Tue, Aug 19, 3:00pm - 4:00pm
Storytime Room,Youth Services

Tue, Aug 19, 6:00pm - 8:00pm
Craft Room

Tue, Aug 19, 7:00pm - 8:30pm
Porter Room

Thu, Aug 21, 11:00am - 12:00pm
Technology Training Lab

Thu, Aug 21, 3:00pm - 4:00pm
Storytime Room,Youth Services

Thu, Aug 21, 7:00pm - 8:00pm
Dover Room

Fri, Aug 22, 1:30pm - 3:00pm
Craft Room

Fri, Aug 22, 4:00pm - 4:45pm
Storytime Room
Registration opens Friday, August 15 2025 at 9:00am

Sat, Aug 23, 11:00am - 11:45am
Storytime Room

Sat, Aug 23, 2:00pm - 4:00pm

Sat, Aug 23, 4:00pm - 5:30pm
Porter Room

Sun, Aug 24, 2:00pm - 3:00pm
Craft Room
Registration opens Sunday, August 17 2025 at 9:00am

Tue, Aug 26, 6:00pm - 7:30pm
Porter Room

Wed, Aug 27, 3:30pm - 5:00pm
Makerspace

Wed, Aug 27, 7:00pm - 8:00pm
Dover Room

Sat, Aug 30, 10:30am - 11:00am
Storytime Room

Sat, Aug 30, 10:30am - 12:00pm
Dover Room