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Join this long-running book group of reading enthusiasts! Newcomers welcome.
This month's book:
The Next Ship Home: A Novel of Ellis Island
by Heather Webb- (2022) fiction
Disembarking on Ellis Island, Francesca arrives on the shores of America with her sights set on a better life than the one she left in Italy. That same day, aspiring linguist Alma reports to her first day of work at the immigrant processing center. Ellis Island, though, is not the refuge it first appears thanks to President Roosevelt's attempts to deter crime. Francesca and Alma will have to rely on each other to escape its corruption and claim the American dreams they were promised.