IHSI Book Club – October 2026 October 21st – The Tartar Steppe by Dino BuzzetiSummaryAn allegorical novel which reflects on the nature of time and human existence. It follows the life of a newly-qualified army lieutenant, Giovanni Drogo, as he heads off to his first posting at a gloomy fortress on the edge of the […]
IHSI Book Club – December 2026 November 18th – I'll Steal You Away by Niccolo Ammaniti Summary Ischiano Scalo. A place where even the main road out to the nearest big town gives up after a couple of miles, where escape from a life of boredom and emptiness is almost impossible. Forced into crimes he […]
IHSI Book Club – December 2026 December 16th - Cabrini Movie - No Reading This Month Summary Cabrini is a powerful feature film that tells the inspiring true story of Frances Cabrini, one of the most remarkable missionaries in American history. Club & Movie Discussion Leader: Ray Brown (ray.e.brown@sbcglobal.net) Format: Lunch & Socialize @ 11:30am; […]
IHSI Book Club – January 2027 January 20th – The Gallery by John Horne BurnsSummarySet in occupied Naples in 1944, The Gallery takes its name from the Galleria Umberto, a bombed-out arcade where everybody in town comes together in pursuit of food, drink, sex, money, and oblivion. A daring and enduring novel—one of the first […]
IHSI Book Club – February 2027 February 17th -Augustus by John WilliamsSummaryAugustus is a historical narrative set in classical Rome and exploring the life of the founder of the Roman Empire.Club & Book Discussion Leader: Ray Brown (ray.e.brown@sbcglobal.net)Format: Lunch & Socialize @ 11:30am; book discussion follows.RSVP (rowlettmm@aol.com) appreciated, but not required.No cost to participate apart […]
IHSI Book Club – March 2027 March 24th - The Aeneid by Virgil, Robert Fagles translation pages 1-193Note: The March date is a week later due to St. Patrick’s Day.SummaryFleeing the ashes of Troy, Aeneas, Achilles’ mighty foe in the Iliad, begins an incredible journey to fulfill his destiny as the founder of Rome. His voyage […]
IHSI Book Club – April 2027 April 21st – The Aeneid by Virgil, Robert Fagles translation – Finish bookSummaryFleeing the ashes of Troy, Aeneas, Achilles’ mighty foe in the Iliad, begins an incredible journey to fulfill his destiny as the founder of Rome. His voyage will take him through stormy seas, entangle him in a […]
IHSI Book Club – May 2027 May 14th – Caravaggio: A Life Sacred and Profane by Andrew Graham-DixonSummaryFor four hundred years Caravaggio's (1571-1610) staggering artistic achievements have thrilled viewers, yet his volatile personal trajectory - the murder of Ranuccio Tomasini, the doubt surrounding Caravaggio's sexuality, the chain of events that began with his imprisonment on […]
IHSI Book Club – June 2027 June 16th - Italian Neighbors by Tim ParkSummaryAn entertaining account of expatriate life in a small village just outside Verona, Italy. Via Colombare, the village's main street, offers an exemplary hodgepodge of all that is new and old in the bel paese, a point of collision between invading suburbia and […]
IHSI Book Club – July 2027 July 21st - That Old Cape Magic by Richard RussoSummaryAn astute portrait of a 30-year marriage, in all its promise and pain…. His honest, heartfelt storytelling—like a cooling breeze off a certain New England shoreline—has never felt fresher.Club & Book Discussion Leader: Ray Brown (ray.e.brown@sbcglobal.net)Format: Lunch & Socialize @ […]
