Leaves & Literacy Book Club ~August 2024~
Leaf & Petal has our very own book club! Headed up by Maeve and Cadence, Leaves & Literacy is a chance to discover and discuss new books, drink delicious tea, and get an exclusive crocheted item! In person spots for this book club are currently limited to a small amount, due to space, but we do hope to expand in the future!
How it works:
- Purchase your book club package at the beginning of the month to pick up in store or have shipped to you.
- Receive your package. Drink your tea and read your book. Get involved on the Leaves & Literacy private Instagram group.
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In Person Orders: Come to the book club meeting at Leaf & Petal (date announced with each new box) where you will discuss the book, enjoy tea and refreshments (no additional fee), get a discount to shop, and get FIRST chance at signing up for the next month's book club.
Long Distance Orders: During the in person book club, get a discount code to shop online, and sign up for next month’s book club.
What your package includes:
- The book of the month: The Song of Achilles by Madeline Miller
- One 1/3oz bags of loose leaf tea (makes 4-6 cups): Pomegranate Detox & Pink Passionfruit Oolong from Leaf & Petal
- A one-of-a-kind TEA cutie from Leaf & Petal’s Darby!!
- Two vinyl stickers
- Exclusive Leaves & Literacy sticker designed by Skull_Fern
About The Song of Achilles:
Achilles, "the best of all the Greeks," son of the cruel sea goddess Thetis and the legendary king Peleus, is strong, swift, and beautiful, irresistible to all who meet him. Patroclus is an awkward young prince, exiled from his homeland after an act of shocking violence. Brought together by chance, they forge an inseparable bond, despite risking the gods' wrath.
They are trained by the centaur Chiron in the arts of war and medicine, but when word comes that Helen of Sparta has been kidnapped, all the heroes of Greece are called upon to lay siege to Troy in her name. Seduced by the promise of a glorious destiny, Achilles joins their cause, and torn between love and fear for his friend, Patroclus follows. Little do they know that the cruel Fates will test them both as never before and demand a terrible sacrifice.
Ever the detective, Marcellus deduces what happened the night Tova's son disappeared. And now Marcellus must use every trick his old invertebrate body can muster to unearth the truth for her before it's too late.
Shelby Van Pelt's debut novel is a gentle reminder that sometimes taking a hard look at the past can help uncover a future that once felt impossible