Last month we had the first meeting of our new Fiction Book Club. We discussed Paul Beatty’s satirical novel The Sellout—it was a great conversation.
For our October book we decided to go with something by a local author, Caperton Tissot. One of our members suggested the novel On Thin Ice. Here’s the synopsis:
Tuck Rising, an injured ski champion, returns to his hometown where he finds work as a Great Camp caretaker. With his new bride Britt Freier and his daughter Tibetta, he moves into a rustic home in the village of Meltmor, planning to stay only until he recovers and returns to racing. However, that is not to be. Like walking on thin ice, every step he takes brings him closer to peril. This story romps through the high jinks and hard times of a northern village and the lives of caretakers. In a twist of magic realism, the prophesies of Pitt and his pet Rat remind us that the way forward is not always clear. Life in the North brings Tuck far more obstacles than flags on a race course. Mystery, fun and sorrow, this story has it all.
(Or come into Snowfort and get one—we’ve got six copies on hand.)
We also like to read a short story every month. This time it’s Hemingway’s “The Killers,” which features two gangsters in a diner in Illinois. You can download a PDF of that here.