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Editor’s Note

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n a July day in 2013, Danville Center Stage’s performance of A Midsummer Night’s Dream changed at least two lives (that we know of).

I was a new and relatively friendless resident, strolling along the Riverwalk Trail because I had nothing else to do, when I encountered a crowd. Abe Timm was a lifelong Danvillian supporting a friend, one of dozens in the crowd that turned out to be an audience. We watched one

of Shakespeare’s particularly sylvan plays appropriately performed between the trees.

Abe was inspired to audition for the troupe’s next production. I was inspired to ask the audience member closest to my age, “Are you looking for new friends?

Because I am” (a terrific example of directness over dignity).

Danville Center Stage went on to produce an astoundingly unique take on Macbeth.

Abe was cast and performed for the first time. I made a clutch of friends as several acquaintances were cast and acted together.

This story is emblematic of what I love about Danville— interesting people making their own fun instead of waiting for something to happen. This town is a great place to try things.

Kendall Ratliffe is the editor of Evince Magazine and a results coach at www.tryonething.co.

CEO / Publisher / Andrew Scott Brooks Editor / Kendall Ratliffe kendall@evincemagazine.com Contributing Writers Caswell County Book Club, Betty Mills, Linda Lemery, Josh Lucia, Harvey O. Minnick Jr., Kendall Ratliffe, Dave Slayton, Mack Williams Art & Production Director Demont Design (Kim Demont) Finance Manager Cindy Yeatts (1.434.709.7349) Advertising For ad information contact a marketing consultant listed below.

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Editor’s Note

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May Calender

10 Project Imagine

Letters to Home

by Betty Mills and Kendall Ratliffe

Spring 2022 14 When First Began

by Mack Williams

by Linda Lemery

and 11Food Wine Pairing: Shall We Dance?

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7 AforReflection Memorial The Pledge:

Day

by Harvey Minnick

You 12 Movies Missed from 20 years ago

by Josh Lucia

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Abe Timm

Getting Into Character

by Kendall Ratliffe photos by Jameel Austin Photography

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dark villain with a tainted moral framework.

Inhumane acts justified by religion. His violent death wrought cheers from the audience. And Abe Timm did not understand why.

Timm was portraying Claude Frollo in his high school production of The Hunchback of Notre Dame. Timm was so lost in the character that when the audience cheered at his death he thought, They don’t understand the character. “I had to tell myself I’m not a villain when I absolutely was.”

Although he played one of literature’s vilest bad guys, Timm says, “You can never play a character as evil. Every character has a reason for what they’re doing. Frollo was a very nasty man, but in his mind he’s not a villain. To play him well, I had to understand how he would justify the things he’s done. And that fascinates me. I love really pursuing a character and getting lost in their mental state.”

Timm began acting at 11 years old, playing Macduff’s son in Danville Center Stage’s production of Macbeth. “I think that’s why I turned out as dramatic as I did,” Timm recalls.

The director envisioned the play as a 1930s noir film, so the witches were jazz singers, and the entire production was painted in grayscale. On opening night, Timm fell and almost broke his teeth. “I didn’t even feel it because my adrenaline was so high.”

Timm was hooked and spent the rest of his secondary school career acting. “I was homeschooled, so I had free time to be in shows the other kids weren’t able to do, like Shakespeare in the Park,” Timm says. “I did any role I could get my hands on.

I thought acting would be a hobby, but I realized that I didn’t see myself doing anything else.”

Timm is now a Theatre Major at Averett University, where he is refining the skills he built in high school, like working a crowd and making a character likable for an audience. “I used to think acting was just memorizing a character’s lines then adding flair,” Timm says.

“But now I know that first you must deeply understand the script and inhabit it. Then you think about your character and how they tie into the story.”

This preparation assembles the character’s components, but rehearsal brings it to life. “You mold your character as you rehearse with other actors. We’re all part of an ecosystem in the show,” Timm says.

The audience is a vital part of this ecosystem. “The cast and crew do so much work that you don’t see, but the audience is the last piece,” Timm says. “The audience actually helps create the performance with us.” Timm recalls that during Peter and the Starcatcher the mood from the audience inspired him to perform one line differently. “It gave the character an entirely new meaning” he says.

This difference between performances is the living part of live theatre. “I understand that some people might be hesitant to see plays,” Timm says. “They aren’t a finished product like a film. But that is what makes theatre great. There’s electricity in the room.”

A play has constraints that films do not have. Films can transport viewers with endless sets and special effects. For Timm, this is another reason to give live theatre a try. “The limitations of theatre bring out some of the most creative aspects of humanity,” Timm says. “Every scene has to feel like you’re in a living, breathing scenario. From one blank stage you figure out how to transport an audience to anywhere in space or time.

Theatre is making something out of nothing.”

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ith grim determination the resolute few rose up from the ground and turned with rifles in hand, to face the oncoming maelstrom. None shall pass.

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The steady stream of the shattered and walking wounded slowed to a trickle and stopped.

The rumble slowly faded. A terrible uncertainty tightened its grip.

They met the oncoming stream of the battered and broken civilians filled with terror. No matter, they shrugged off their wounds and moved to meet the juggernaut.

None shall pass.

A deathly silence overtook the world, but the juggernaut did not make its terrible appearance. Those in the rear were dumfounded. Had the few done it?

The cauldron of death beckoned on to them. They did not want to go, but take their chances and meet their fate, to do their duty they must. You can’t go back there they were told. Go we must. None shall pass. Like the indomitable ocean, the juggernaut came on wave after wave. The roar grew louder as the waves crashed on the rock that was the resolute few. Flesh and bone were no match for the juggernaut. Not even rock can stand against it.

The resolute few had made their stand that day. None had passed. Grit and determination had won the day so you may sleep safe and warm in your bed, secure in the knowledge that none shall pass, not on their watch.

The horizon was especially red.

Was it the sun or fire over the horizon? No matter, none shall pass.

Flesh and bone clashed with hot metal in the awful conflagration.

But who are these soldiers of which I write you might ask?

They could be the fighters in the Ukraine or the defenders of Verdun in the Great War or in some forgotten little village in Asia. It matters not. But what does matter is that they are still out there to this day keeping their pledge so that you may sleep safe and sound in your bed at night knowing no harm will come this night not while they watch.

The Pledge:

A Reflection for Memorial Day

by Harvey O. Minnick Jr.

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Calendar of Evince Abbreviation Key

• DMFAH = Danville Museum of Fine Arts & History, 975 Main St. 434.793.5644 www.danvillemuseum.org • DSC = Danville Science Center, 677 Craghead St. 434.791.5160 www.dsc.smv.org • PA = Piedmont Arts, 215 Starling Ave., Martinsville 276.632.3221 PiedmontArts.org • MSAC = Main Street Art Collective, 326 Main St, Danville, 434-602-2017, MainStreetArtCollective.com • GML = Gunn Memorial Library, 161 Main St, Yanceyville, NC 27379 336-694-6241

Ongoing

Danville Farmers’ Market: Fruits and Vegetables, Beef, Chicken, Lamb, Jams and Jellies, Eggs, Honey, Baked Goods, Crafts, and more. 7:30am-12:00pm.

434.797.8961. Community Market, 629 Craghead Street.

Museum Attic Sale Donation Drop Off: DMFAH TuesdayFriday 10am-5pm; Sat-12-5pm; Sun 2-5pm no clothes, no electronics, furniture accepted with appointment davidc522@ comcast.net 305.766.2979.

Teen Club: Thursdays at 3:15pm.

GML Tween Club: Fridays at 3:30pm.

GML

May 3

Outdoor Painting: Collaboration with DMFAH and Parks & Recreation. Pumpkin Creek Park - Southside Learning and Community Center. Information & booking (434) 793-5648 or info@ danvillemuseum.org.

Danville Farmers’ Market, Craghead Street, Community Market

May 6

Trolls World Tour Movies at the Crossing: FREE movie night under the stars with games and family activities. Food available for purchase at on-site food trucks.

8:30PM. CP.

May 7

Stained Glass Box: 11am, $52, MSAC Danville Farmers’ Market: Opening day, with the traditional tomato plant give-away. 7:30am12:00pm. 434.797.8961. 629 Craghead St., Community Market.

Stained Glass Box: $52 or Suncatcher $45 at 11:00 am, MSAC Fused Glass Dish: $55, 2 pm, MSAC

May 7- 29

Free Outdoor Yoga. Partnership with Firefly Yoga and DMFAH. Bring a mat/towel, water. Must RSVP on Facebook (https://www.facebook. com/fireflydanville) or EventBrite.

11am Saturdays. DMFAH.

May 12

Outdoor Painting: Collaboration with DMFAH and Parks & Recreation. Coates Park - Coates Recreation Center. Information & booking (434) 793-5648 or info@ danvillemuseum.org.

May 14

Stamp Out Hunger: Leave your non-perishable food items beside your mailbox and the postal service will come to pick them up for God’s Storehouse.

SERVE365: A Community Resource Fair. Hosted by Dan River Nonprofit Network at Festival in the Park. Our table - the DMFAH at the Community Resource Fair.

10am – 1pm. Ballou Park.

Butterfly Paper Art: Come make a beautiful layered paper butterfly picture, $25 at 11 am, MSAC

May 14 & 15

Festival In The Park: The festival offers everything from arts and crafts to children’s activities and entertainment. Ballou Park. 5/14, 10am-8pm; 5/15 1-6pm.

May 18

Jigsaw Puzzle Swap: Bring your puzzles to swap with others, FREE, 11 am, MSAC

May 19

Outdoor Painting: Collaboration with DMFAH and Parks & Recreation. Doyle Thomas Park - PEACE Center. Information & booking (434) 793-5648 or info@ danvillemuseum.org.

May 21

Ring Making: Come make 4 rings, $40, 11 am, MSAC 6th-12th Grade Auditions: For the production Firebringer with Smokestack Theatre Company, showing August 4-7. 2pm-4pm.

Register on Eventbrite.

May 28

Mandala Painting: Come create a beautiful mandala design, $35, 11 am, MSAC

Upcoming June 4

Barn Quilt Painting: Come paint a 2’x2’ board $70 or a 3’x3’ board for $90. From 1-5 pm, MSAC

June 18

Danville Children’s Festival: Lots of fun activities for children of all ages. CP.

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Project

Imagine

by Linda Lemery photos by Robert David & Linda Lemery

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eaders, Danville’s Project Imagine is changing lives.

You’ll be amazed by the young people showcased below by the time you finish reading this piece, but first, about Project Imagine …

Robert David. Photo Credit: Robert David.

Project Imagine provides at-risk and gang-affiliated individuals with the chance to imagine a life without violence. Youth participants learn their personal strengths and develop life skills.

Workforce readiness is facilitated by mentoring, training, and apprenticeship.

Built on evidence-based cognitive behavior therapy, the program has won Danville national recognition as the only city with a population of less than 100,000 to be included in a national guide of innovative youth antiviolence interventions. Project Imagine won awards from the Virginia Municipal League and the National Gang Crime Center. Thirty-one youths have graduated from Project Imagine in the last 9 months.

I met with Robert David, three Project Imagine graduates— Jy’kera Barksdale, Christian Robinson-Hooks, and Reginald Petty— and an outreach worker, Curtis Artis, to help me understand more. Shakeva Frazier and Reginald Jeffries are also outreach workers.

Everyone was enthusiastic about this life-changing program. “I’m inspired by helping youth,” said Robert David. “It’s my passion.

Success comes from respecting the culture the teens come from along with what their interests are.

We create a framework of support and a positive path to help them achieve their goals. They really want to give back to their communities.”

Jy’kera Barksdale was troubled when she started with Project

(L to R) Christian Robinson-Hooks, Reginald Petty, Curtis Artis (outreach worker), Jy’kera Barksdale.

Photo courtesy of Linda Lemery.

Imagine. Outreach worker Shakeva Frazier helped her get back in school. Frazier introduced her to outreach worker Curtis Artis who drove her to and from school daily. Barksdale worked hard. “I earned (my GED) because of Project Imagine,” she said. She plans to attend DCC. Her goal?

To earn a health care credential to give back by helping people.

Christian Robinson-Hooks first met Robert David through his probation officer but wasn’t ready for the program. However, he couldn’t find a job because of past history. After RobinsonHooks went back to school at Langston, he met Curtis Artis, and then met Robert David a second time. David offered RobinsonHooks work at Project Imagine, which “is my second family,” said Robinson-Hooks, “helping my first family by helping them learn skills and get jobs.” Robinson-Hooks’ goal is an entrepreneurial career.

“Mr. David was the first person to tell us that we could do more,” says Reggie Petty. Petty suffered a gunshot. After three weeks of recovery and increasing depression, Petty met Artis, who helped him turn around his negative mindset by showing him a positive path through Project Imagine. Passionate about rap music, Petty wants to create an EMG (Entertainment, Music, Games) label as a music vehicle. Robinson-Hooks is also involved. Project Imagine is helping them with the business end, for example, how to form an LLC. Petty and Robinson-

Hooks both want to give back to their communities by having an event to debut the record label. Strong advocates for and both employed through Project Imagine, Robinson-Hooks and Petty have introduced Artis to 25 at-risk youth over the past 6 months.

David is planning an enrichment trip for 15 youth consisting of a tour of Greensboro’s NC A&T University and the International Civil Rights Center & Museum.

Funding comes from the NAACP and W&W Luxury Limousine Service. “They’re changing at their own pace,” he said. Project Imagine is also working with Kazelle and Company in an afterschool program at GLH Johnson Elementary School to help children and their families make better, earlier choices.

The recurring theme that emerged from these teen graduates was that they just want to live peaceful, contributing lives without violence. Project Imagine is giving them tools and support to do that. These teens are advocating for help for Project Imagine to help more youth like them.

Readers, these are strong Danville success stories. I urge you to visit Project Imagine online, then contact Robert David at (434) 857-3354 or robert.david@ danvilleva.gov to see how you, your organization, or your business can help.

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ave you ever watched Fred Astaire and Ginger Rogers in the 1937 musical comedy Shall We Dance? Each was a superb dancer, but it was magic when they danced together.

When a well-prepared dish is paired with a glass of excellent complimentary wine, it can be a memorable experience. While Rodgers and Astaire are a classic duo in the entertainment world, one could say that a ribeye steak with Cabernet Sauvignon is a classic match in the culinary world.

To state one of my subjective beliefs about food and wine pairing, borrowing from the entertainment world, wine’s role is to be the best supporting actor possible. For example, if you saw The King’s Speech, can you imagine anyone other than Geoffrey Rush in the role of the speech therapist?

You have probably heard the very broad and general adage “red wine with meat,” but why? In the February 2021 issue of Forbes, writer Katie Bell quotes Chef Bernhard Klotz, Culinary Director

at Regent Seven Seas Cruises, saying, “The protein in beef binds the tannins, and suddenly the fat in the meat smooths even the driest wines. The goal is not to cover up the bitter notes of the red wine, but rather, to balance them out with the proteins to enhance the flavor and aroma between the two extremes.” Chef Klotz goes on to say, “when it comes to pairings it’s best to consider the entire dish.”

So be mindful of how the entrée’s sauce and vegetables interact with your wine-entrée duo.

Cabernet Sauvignon is not the only possibility for this match. Merlot, Malbec, Syrah/Shiraz, Zinfandel/ Primitivo, Merlot/Cabernet Sauvignon, and other red blends may perform well with your ribeye.

Still, lighter reds like Pinot Noir, Beaujolais, and Lambrusco may not be up for the demands of this role. They would be better suited if a lean filet mignon is in the starring part.

Here is a toast to your next entrée–wine casting; may it be a combination that takes home the award for, the envelope, please, most memorable dinner. Cheers!

Food and Wine Pairing

Shall We Dance?

by Dave Slayton

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OPEN SUNDAYS FROM 1-5 Lunch and light fare, wine tastings, sangria, and live music

Movies You Missed from 20 years ago

by Josh Lucia artwork: “About a Boy” by Tamara Lovelace Lucia 405 RIVERSIDE DRIVE IN BASSETT WWW.HAMLETVINEYARDS.COM

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n the last 20 years, on average, over 600 movies have been released theatrically each year. Each issue we look back at a movie released 20 years ago this month. Our goal is to show you a movie you might have missed, perhaps one you just forgot, or maybe one you were not old enough to see. We have also listed some films that may suit your taste better than the main review.

- Josh Lucia @jlucia85

About a Boy (8/10 Rating)

Released May 17, 2002 Streaming on tubi with ads. For rent/ purchase on all major platforms.

Genre: Comedy, Drama, Romance Rated PG-13: Brief Strong Language and Some Thematic Elements 1h 41m

Based on the book by Nick Hornby and nominated for Best Writing, Adapted Screenplay this film tells the story of a young self-centered man learning there is more to life than himself from a quirky little boy dealing with his own troubles at school and home.

Hugh Grant plays Will and much like Hornby’s other adapted book, High Fidelity, we get to hear his inner monologues along with the boy’s (Nicholas Hoult in his debut).

Grant is perfectly charming and terrible at the same time. He is likable enough that you want to see his character arc unfold and cheer for him. Hoult is not to

be mistaken as the heartthrob he has become, but rather still very young and very much the awkward kid transitioning to a teenager. What sets this movie apart from other romantic comedies is its realness. It is not strictly cute and cuddly and goes to some dark, but relatable, places. Toni Collette can literally do anything. Here she plays a depressed vegan bohemian single mother, and it is easy to forget it is Collette. She certainly has comedic moments, but her more tragic ones really give this movie depth. You will likely shed a tear by the end as the characters grow and find their ways. As tragic as it gets, overall, it is a feel-good film about people becoming better from the impact of those around them. No man is an island, after all.

In the novel, Will introduces Marcus to Nirvana, the story being set in 1993 and 1994. The title is a reference to Nirvana’s “About a Girl.”

Professional debut of Natalia Tena (Game of Thrones and Harry Potter series).

Also check out The Importance of Being Earnest, Insomnia, Unfaithful, Green Dragon, Thirteen Conversations About One Thing (follow @jlucia85 for these reviews and more)

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Betty and husband Dee

Introducing

Letters to Home

by Betty Mills and Kendall Ratliffe photo by Betty Mills

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etters to Home connects readers with our friends who have moved away, while spotlighting what they took with them. This column is a celebration of hometown heritage and new possibilities.

Elizabeth Alger Pugh Mills (Betty) left Danville for college in 1982.

She has retired from her career as a Baptist pastor and now resides outside of Austin, Texas with her husband Dee. Kendall Ratliffe: What’s something from Danville that you’ve taken with you?

Betty Mills: Belief in community that wants the best for you. I always felt like I belonged there, and so many people like Dr. Mike and Mrs. Jo Greenberg, Ken and Billie Calvert, Bruce and Lois Glass, Lee and Margaret Wayland, were in my corner. In a lot of different ways people looked after me. Dr. Howard Lee was my childhood pastor at West Main Baptist Church, and I have vivid memories of how he interacted with me. Even though I was young, those interactions taught me how to be a pastor. I feel appreciation and pride.

KR: What’s something you miss about your hometown?

BM: Deep relationships. There are connected tendrils of relationships that a town the size of Danville facilitates. My mother, Virginia Pugh, taught K-4 music for 30 years at Danville Public Schools.

When we went out it was a rarity that someone didn’t know her. Her students from multiple generations would come up and comment about her classes and learning flute.

KR: What inspires you in Austin, and could we try it here?

BM: Music. In fast-growing Austin, church is a reservoir of relationships. We’re from different places but connected by music.

I feel that in the city as well. We have many venues. Austin City Limits is filmed here, and they have a pretty significant range of artists. Esther’s Follies theatre troupe gives an intimate parody of politics and culture. It’s edgy at times but very much connects to some of the insanity of today and calls forth your reflection even as you’re laughing. That might be of interest, that there are creative ways to present the news, even locally.

Submit your own LTH interview with picture and up to 275 words to kendall@evincemagazine.com!

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When Spring 2022

First Began

by Mack Williams photo by Mack Williams

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It began one morning, as I saw something through my backyard glass doors out of that extra-sensitive “corner of my eye.”

In a distant wooded area, I saw strands of what looked like green plastic protruding from forgotten, unraked, dead, brown leaves.

The appearance of bundled green strands reinforced my impression of some old remnant of a woven plastic lawn chair, the green plastic long ago parted from its supporting metal tubes.

A quick view through my binoculars revealed it to be the annual

reappearance of daffodil stalks sprouted from their perennial, buried bulbs.

On a later afternoon Ballou Park walk, I saw squirrels running through the trees, stopping intermittently on the ground to perhaps inspect fragments of acorns fallen from their nests during winter nibbling (like fallen pieces of popcorn when people nibble in movie theaters or couches at home).

crack in the asphalt path where little weeds’ leaves were already displayed in that “micro-canyon.”

They were the first weeds of the season (at least in that crack), neatly lined up one by one, not like summer’s profusion and confusion, when they become so prolific and indistinguishable from each other.

The squirrels acted like “stir-crazy” cats!

Thinking back to that first sighting of spring 2022’s green daffodil stalks, I don’t know why I was surprised to see them. It’s almost like I didn’t know spring would re-appear, as it

I blew my nose (sign of spring’s “airborneness”) and noticed a tiny

Corporate Partnership, Season Ticket, and Group Outing Options are still available for the 2022 season!

Now is your chance to enjoy an OTTERbody experience at the ballpark this summer!

7:00 PM

11:00 AM

has done so many times before.

Why, it’s been a part of my personal experience at least back to March 1951, my birth on the eve of a spring long ago.

I almost forgot. In the grass adjacent my path was a piece of trash, but not just any trash. It was a lost lightswitch cover, with switch; and of all things, the switch was in the “on” position.

I thought, Surely, spring has been ‘switched on’ again!

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Introducing

The 3-Sentence Book Review helps you easily pick your next book with to-thepoint reviews from a wide range of local readers.

The 3-Sentence Book Review

Guide

My Sister’s Keeper

+ What did you like about this book?

– What did you dislike about this book? > Who would you recommend this book to?

by Jodi Picoult review by Caswell Public Library Book Club

Robin D. Loftis

+ It addressed a serious real-life issue.

– It was very emotional. > To anyone. It addresses the difficult decisions parents have to make. Life is not fair!

C. Trent + The author’s style, giving perspective from each character.

– How some characters’ personalities were portrayed. > To anyone who enjoys a story about strength of family bonds.

Anonymous + Author’s ability to take a difficult issue and the problems of dealing with child illness and how it affects everyone in the family.

Anonymous + It made me realize how one family member’s illness truly affects the whole family.

– The ending. > To anyone.

Sheree Pedigo + How important it is to nurture all your loved ones and not just focus on those with severe illnesses.

– Dealing with death is very depressing, as was this book.

Barbara Owen + While this is not an enjoyable read, it is very compelling and gives the reader much to think about.

– With the exception of the 3 children, and maybe the father, I did not particularly like the characters. > To any Jodi Picoult fan or anyone who likes to read on controversial topics.

Virginia Ann Hodges + This was a very thoughtprovoking book and will create lots of discussion.

– Most main characters were difficult to like, with the exception of the social worker, lawyer, and the two healthy children. > To anyone who enjoys Jodi Picoult novels or medical themes.

Elizabeth Tomlin + All the points of view around a difficult ethical dilemma.

My sympathies switched between characters as various perspectives were explored.

– The ending, although there was probably not a realistic ending that would make every reader happy.

Caswell County Book Club. Photo by Barbara Owen.

> A very broad audience, but in particular is a must read for any students planning a career in healthcare.

Anonymous + The author narrated the story from the point of view of each of the principal characters.

It was thought provoking with regard to the use/misuse of generic engineering and the consequences for the animal/human that has been engineered. Also of importance was the dynamics within the family, demonstrating how each has their own experience

and, oftentimes, personal agenda.

– The ending. Anna did not get what she deserved, but the mother did. The cover photo did not attract me to the book. > This is not a book I normally would have read, but it is great for a book club discussion.

Join the Caswell County Book Club to discuss Bel Canto by Ann Patchett at 5:30 on June 13 at Gunn Memorial Library in Yanceyville. Email Jackie Jones jjones@caswellcountync.gov for more information.

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