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May 12th, 2026 at 9:00am

Tuesday Night Book Club

"Good Night, Irene" by Luis Alberto Urrea

An exhilarating World War II epic that chronicles an extraordinary young woman's heroic frontline service in the Red Cross.

This meeting will be held IN PERSON and ON ZOOM. Those unable to attend in person, can join us via Zoom simultaneously.

Join us to discuss Good Night, Irene by Luis Alberto Urrea:

In 1943, Irene Woodward abandons an abusive fiancé in New York to enlist with the Red Cross and head to Europe. She makes fast friends in training with Dorothy Dunford, a towering Midwesterner with a ferocious wit. Together they are part of an elite group of women, nicknamed Donut Dollies, who command military buses called Clubmobiles at the front line, providing camaraderie and a taste of home that may be the only solace before troops head into battle.

After D-Day, these two intrepid friends join the Allied soldiers streaming into France. Their time in Europe will see them embroiled in danger, from the Battle of the Bulge to the liberation of Buchenwald. Through her friendship with Dorothy, and a love affair with a gallant American fighter pilot named Hans, Irene learns to trust again. Her most fervent hope, which becomes more precarious by the day, is for all three of them to survive the war intact.

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This book club meets every second Tuesday of the month at 7 p.m. View and print the list of books and check out our Book Discussion page for more book and movie clubs!

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