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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, Aug 25 9:00AM to 9:00PM
Tue, Aug 26 9:00AM to 9:00PM
Wed, Aug 27 9:00AM to 9:00PM
Thu, Aug 28 9:00AM to 9:00PM
Fri, Aug 29 9:00AM to 6:00PM
Sat, Aug 30 9:00AM to 6:00PM
Sun, Aug 31 Closed
(Labor Day)
Mon, Aug 25 9:00AM to 9:00PM
Tue, Aug 26 9:00AM to 9:00PM
Wed, Aug 27 9:00AM to 9:00PM
Thu, Aug 28 9:00AM to 9:00PM
Fri, Aug 29 9:00AM to 6:00PM
Sat, Aug 30 9:00AM to 6:00PM
Sun, Aug 31 Closed
(Labor Day)

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

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Technology Training Lab
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Sat, Sep 13, 10:30am - 12:00pm
Makerspace
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Storytime Room

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Storytime Room
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Mon, Sep 15, 10:30am - 11:00am
Porter Room
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Dover Room

Mon, Sep 15, 2:00pm - 3:00pm
Porter Room

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Craft Room,Teen Lounge

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Westlake Room

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Storytime Room,Youth Services

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Tue, Sep 16, 9:30am - 10:00am
Storytime Room

Tue, Sep 16, 10:15am - 10:45am
Storytime Room

Tue, Sep 16, 2:00pm - 3:30pm
Dover Room
Registration opens Tuesday, September 9 2025 at 9:00am

Tue, Sep 16, 3:00pm - 4:00pm
Technology Training Lab

Tue, Sep 16, 4:00pm - 5:00pm
Craft Room

Tue, Sep 16, 6:00pm - 8:00pm
Craft Room

Wed, Sep 17, 1:00pm - 1:30pm
Storytime Room

Wed, Sep 17, 3:00pm - 4:00pm
Craft Room,Teen Lounge

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Wed, Sep 17, 4:00pm - 5:00pm

Wed, Sep 17, 5:00pm - 6:00pm
Study Room YS-Group

Wed, Sep 17, 5:30pm - 7:30pm
Westlake Room

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Thomas A. Fox Board Room

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Storytime Room
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Craft Room
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Mon, Sep 22, 10:00am - 10:30am
Storytime Room

Mon, Sep 22, 1:00pm - 7:00pm
Porter Room

Mon, Sep 22, 3:00pm - 5:00pm
Craft Room,Teen Lounge

Mon, Sep 22, 5:30pm - 7:30pm
Westlake Room

Tue, Sep 23, 9:30am - 10:00am
Storytime Room

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Storytime Room

Tue, Sep 23, 3:00pm - 4:00pm
Technology Training Lab

Wed, Sep 24, 1:00pm - 1:30pm
Storytime Room

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Technology Training Lab

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Storytime Room

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Storytime Room

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Storytime Room
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Makerspace
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Storytime Room

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Storytime Room

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Storytime Room

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Storytime Room
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Craft Room,Teen Lounge

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Westlake Room