Patterson Pages Adult Book Club
Saturday, December 19, 2026 · 1:00 PM EST · Richmond Public Library - West End Branch · Richmond, VA
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West End Meeting Room A. Join us each month at the West End Branch Library for a lively discussion of fiction and non-fiction titles. This month's title is The Songlines by Bruce Chatwin. Synopsis: Part adventure, part novel of ideas, part spiritual autobiography, The Songlines is one of Bruce Chatwin's most famous books. Set in the desolate lands of the Australian Outback, it tells the story of Chatwin's search for the source and meaning of the ancient "dreaming tracks" of the Aborigines—the labyrinth of invisible pathways by which their ancestors "sang" the world into existence. This singular book, which was a New York Times bestseller when it was published in 1987, engages all of Chatwin's lifelong passions, including his obsession with travel, his interest in the nomadic way of life, and his hunger to understand man's origins and nature. Copies of this title are available at the library. Please call (804)646-1877 for additional information. New members are encouraged to attend!
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