Join us on the 4th Thursday of each month from 5-6pm for the IWFC Calgary Chapter Equity, Diversity and Inclusion Book Club.

The next selection for IWFC Calgary's Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Book Club will be The Stone Angel by Margaret Lawrence and will be hosted by Bev Foy.

"In her best-loved novel, The Stone Angel, Margaret Laurence introduces Hagar Shipley, one of the most memorable characters in Canadian fiction. Stubborn, querulous, self-reliant – and, at ninety, with her life nearly behind her – Hagar Shipley makes a bold last step towards freedom and independence.

As her story unfolds, we are drawn into her past. We meet Hagar as a young girl growing up in a black prairie town; as the wife of a virile but unsuccessful farmer with whom her marriage was stormy; as a mother who dominates her younger son; and, finally, as an old woman isolated by an uncompromising pride and by the stern virtues she has inherited from her pioneer ancestors.

Vivid, evocative, moving, The Stone Angel celebrates the triumph of the spirit, and reveals Margaret Laurence at the height of her powers as a writer of extraordinary craft and profound insight into the workings of the human heart."

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March 27, 2025 - 5:00 - 6:00 p.m.

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You may purchase a hard or digital copy here ​​or support your local bookstore or public library.

The book club is open to all members and having read the book is not a requirement for taking part in the conversation.

The book club is guided by Brenda Kenny and is held on the 4th Thursday of every month, September - November and January – June, from 5:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m.

Meeting dates:

· September 26, 2024

· October 24, 2024

· November 28, 2024

· January 23, 2025

· February 27, 2025

· March 27, 2025

· April 24, 2025

· May 22, 2025

· June 26, 2025