Thursday Night Book Club
Wallingford Public Library · Wallingford, CT
Date & Time
- Date
- Thursday, November 19, 2026
- Time
- 6:30 PM EST · Time may vary; check the source
Literary
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About this event
VIRTUAL & IN-PERSON MEETING The Emperor of Gladness by Ocean Vuong In 2009, 19-year-old Hai, recently released from rehab for opioid addiction, stands on a bridge in East Gladness, CT, where he’s about to jump to his death. He’s stopped by Grazina, an 82-year-old Lithuanian woman with dementia, who invites him to stay with her. Hai takes care of her and finds a job at the fast-food restaurant where his cousin works. Vuong’s stunning exploration of how hurt and self-deception bleeds into everyd
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