Gastronomy II Book Discussion series
Please join us where we left off last Fall/Winter season with two more works of fiction
and a memoir that explore food, experience, self-perception and moral dilemmas. Book
discussions take place at noon in the Latham Library Community Room and include a
voluntary potluck lunch featuring foods mentioned in or related to the books. To register
and pick up a book, please contact librarian@thetfordlibrary.org.
Thursday, February 20, 2025 – at noon – Land of Milk and Honey, by C Pam Zhang.
This dystopian novel takes place in a not-so-distant future when human survival is jeopardized by the mass extinction of the world’s crops and livestock. Against this setting, a young chef takes a job at a well-stocked compound for the ultra-rich, where food becomes a symbol of extreme inequality and a catalyst of moral complexity.