Discussion questions dont neglect the historical background on galileo provided by dava soba and penguin group publishers. Looking for book club questions that will get the conversation going. A book discussion club is a group of people who meet to discuss a book or books that they have read and express their opinions, likes, dislikes, etc. As our host said, the book club had already been in quarantine for. Sobel, author of the bestselling longitude 1995, has elegantly translated the letters galileo s eldest child, virginia, wrote to him and uses them as a leitmotif to illuminate their deep mutual love, religious faith, and dedication to science.
A historical memoir of science, faith, and love dava soba, 1999 viking press 432 pp. In researching this book, she traveled to italy four times and translated original. A site dedicated to book lovers providing a forum to discover and share commentary about the books and authors they enjoy. Any page references refer to a usa edition of the book, usually the trade paperback version, and may vary in other editions. Yes, galileo had a daughter, in fact two daughters and a son, the illegitimate offspring of a liaison with a venetian beauty. It is also in part a fascinating chronicle of a 17th century clash between science and catholic doctrine. How does the tone and assuredness of these requests change over the course of the correspondence. Content includes books from bestselling, midlist and debut authors. I read bernadine evaristos girl, woman, other after she had already jointly won the booker prize with margaret atwood for the testaments. Discussion questions you can use with any book morristown. Ive been in a lot of book clubs, and i know its not always easy to get a conversation going on a book. Book club for kids discussion questions, reading guide, and. The son of a musician, galileo gahlei 15641642 tried at first to enter a monastery before engaging the skills that made him the foremost.
The best book club questions for every kind of discussion. Sobel has maintained an interest in galileo since childhood and, with galileo s daughter, fulfills her ambition to plumb the renaissance scientists life and times, and to reveal his littleexplored relationship with his daughter, suor maria celeste. Galileo s daughter also presents a stunning portrait of a person hitherto lost to history, described by her father as a woman of exquisite mind, singular goodness, and most tenderly attached to me. Last monday, they gathered to discuss lara williams supper club on.
Unless otherwise stated, this discussion guide is reprinted with the permission of penguin. Try these top discussion starters for nonfiction books, selfhelp memoirs. Even those who consider themselves wellversed in jewish history will feel. This book, entitled galileo s daughter is a dual biography, both of galileo and of his eldest daughter, a cloistered nun of the poor clares. Galileo believed that the bible was a book about how to go to heaven not how heaven goes. A compelling historical novel about a young girl and her family displaced by the 1947 partition of india and pakistan, veera hiranandanis the night diary features. This presentation will help you start a reading group and provide you with tips to enrich.
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