Thursday, August 10, 2017, 3:00 PM.

Our English-language book discussion group focuses on literature related to Poland and Polish culture. This month we’re discussing A Long, Long Time Ago and Essentially True by Brigid Pasulka.

On the eve of World War II, a young man nicknamed the Pigeon courts the beautiful Anielica. But the war’s arrival delays their marriage for six long years. Nearly fifty years later, When unexpected events occur, their granddaughter Beata is given a fresh glimpse at her family history and a vision of her own role in the New Poland.