NOTE:  Third Thursday of October, instead of the usual 2nd Thursday.  Virtual discussion of American fiction writer, essayist, journalist, and Harvard graduate, V.V. Ganeshananthan’s Brotherless Night. The novel is a deeply moving and intellectually rich coming-of-age novel that transports readers to Sri Lanka during the early years of its devastating civil war. Through the eyes of 16-year-old Sashi, a young Tamil woman with aspirations of becoming a doctor, the novel explores themes of political violence, moral dilemmas, and the resilience of the human spirit. As Sashi navigates the shifting allegiances of war, she is forced to confront the ethical complexities of survival, activism, and the cost of bearing witness. When one of her medical school professors invites her to join a secret project documenting human rights violations, she embarks on a dangerous path that will change her forever. Good Reads score 4.4 out of 5. Register for Zoom link here.