VILLAGE SOCIAL: Thoughts from the Bookshelf

Join Village Community Specialist Tina Serota for a book club gathering to discuss the 2025 Barnes & Noble novel of the year, international best-seller, Mona’s Eyes, by Thomas Schlesser.

Fifty-two weeks is all of the time 10-year-old Mona has to learn about beauty before she loses her eyesight forever. Every Wednesday, Mona’s grandfather picks her up after school and takes her to see a great work of art. Together, on their visit to Paris’ museums, they experience enchantment and sadness. Most important, they grow even closer and learn to lean on each other as Mona discovers the power of art and the meaning of generosity, doubt, melancholy, and loss. Mona’s Eyes is a beautiful novel about the fullness of life and an enthralling guide to the world’s most renowned art.

Attend in-person at the Margate Library Meeting Room, 8100 Atlantic Avenue, Margate. RSVP by July 28.