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The Warmest December by Bernice McFadden

Kenzie Lowe, a young woman struggling to overcome alcoholism, is compelled to visit her dying father, a pathetic and contemptible character, an alcoholic, and a wife and child abuser. She is compelled by impulses she herself can't explain. Through flashbacks to her violent and miserable youth, Kenzie recalls her family's past: Hy-Lo, the violent abuser; Della, the compliant wife; and Kenzie and Malcolm, the submissive children, until adolescence. She, at least, escaped for a while to boarding school. Her family, however, didn't escape the deterioration until a tragedy breaks the bond between husband and wife. Kenzie has waited practically her whole life for her father to die, but now that the time has come she finds her hate changing to compassion and forgiveness. She learns the secret of her father's childhood, one much like her own, and begins to understand, forgive, and heal her own sickness.

Check out The Warmest December and join us for our book club meetin on Tuesday December 8th @ 7pm
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The Friends of the Irvington Public Library and the Irvington Public Library Board of Trustees
Present our Annual Holiday Party on Wednesday,December 16th @6pm
There will be Music, Refreshments Gift for Children and a special visit from Santa.
Join us for the Fun!