Starting Monday, September 9, we will spend several weeks reading and discussing Eudora Welty’s novels, The Robber Bridegroom and The Ponder Heart.
Discussions will be led by Suzanne Marrs, professor emerita at Millsaps College and Welty's friend and biographer.
If you received emails for previous Welty at Home book clubs, you are already registered for this free event and will begin receiving emails for this series weekly on Fridays starting Friday, September 6. Otherwise, please email info@eudoraweltyhouse.com to request the sign-up link to receive the weekly emails with the Zoom links and recordings.
READING SCHEDULE:
Please note that we will be referencing page numbers in the Library of America edition of Welty’s novels; however, any text will do.
September 9: The Robber Bridegroom, pp. 3-43
September 16: The Robber Bridegroom, pp. 43-88
September 23 & 30: OFF
October 7: The Ponder Heart, pp. 339-381
October 14: The Ponder Heart, pp. 382-424
October 21: Intersections and Divergences of The Robber Bridegroom and The Ponder Heart
