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New Lebanon Book Group: "The Gustav Sonata"
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October 1, 2017
Newcomers and drop-ins welcome! The book to be discussed is "The Gustav Sonata" by Rose Tremain: Growing up in a small town in Switzerland where he is sheltered from the echoes of World War II, only child Gustav forges an intense relationship with a mercurial Jewish boy, Anton, a talented pianist who introduces him to the harsh realities of racism, tolerance and cruelty during a friendship spanning more than half a century.
