The Really Popular Book Club: The Perfect Storm by Sebastian Junger
Tue 25 April 2023
The Really Popular Book Club is the online reading group hosted by Cambridge University Libraries. Everyone is invited to join us and our special guests to discuss a really popular book, one that we all know and perhaps or perhaps not love.
In April we will be exploring the creative nonfiction book, The Perfect Storm by Sebastian Junger. In October 1991, three weather systems collided off the coast of Nova Scotia to create the “perfect storm”. Junger’s book tells the story of a Massachusetts-based swordfishing boat, the Andrea Gail, and the six crew members who braved those terrible conditions. Junger introduces us to their close-knit community and explains the science behind such a furious storm with a clarity and intensity that makes the most of his talents as an award-winning journalist.
Joining us for the evening will be Dr Midge Gillies, a teacher of creative writing at the University of Cambridge Institute of Continuing Education. She is the author of over ten non-fiction books, including biographies of the record-breaking pilot, Amy Johnson, and the Edwardian music hall star, Marie Lloyd. Her most recent book is Piccadilly: The Circus at the Heart of London.
This event will take place online using Zoom. Further information about The Really Popular Book Club, including our FAQs, can be found here: https://www.lib.cam.ac.uk/bookclub.
Cost: Free
Enquiries and booking
Please note that booking is required for this event.
Please register via the website. Queries relating to this event can be directed to events@lib.cam.ac.uk.
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