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Book Club – “A Gentleman in Moscow”

18751 Hogaboom Lane
St. Mary's City , 20686

08 Jul 2026

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2:00pm - 3:30pm

icford@smcm.edu

Book Club, Events

Book Club – “A Gentleman in Moscow”

18751 Hogaboom Lane
St. Mary's City , 20686

08 Jul 2026

2:00pm - 3:30pm

Overview

2:00 p.m. – 3:30 p.m. | HSMC Visitor Center Auditorium

A Farthing’s for Your Thoughts book club is a monthly gathering hosted by Iris Ford, Ph.D. Each month the book club is invited to read a book of their choosing, then join Iris for a lively discussion that offers analysis and deepens understanding of the book and each other. The book club selections range from fiction to non-fiction, classics to new releases, reflecting the diverse reading habits of the group.

Listen in and join the conversation around author Amor Towles book, A Gentleman in Moscow.

Summary:

In 1922, Count Alexander Rostov is deemed an unrepentant aristocrat by a Bolshevik tribunal, and is sentenced to house arrest in the Metropol, a grand hotel across the street from the Kremlin. Rostov, an indomitable man of erudition and wit, has never worked a day in his life, and must now live in an attic room while some of the most tumultuous decades in Russian history are unfolding outside the hotel’s doors. Unexpectedly, his reduced circumstances provide him entry into a much larger world of emotional discovery.

Brimming with humor, a glittering cast of characters, and one beautifully rendered scene after another, this singular novel casts a spell as it relates the count’s endeavor to gain a deeper understanding of what it means to be a man of purpose.

The book club is free and open to the public

INFO: icford@smcm.edu

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