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SUMMARY:Book Club: The Old King in His Exile
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DESCRIPTION:Our Book Club meets again on Zoom on 30 April. This month we'r
 e reading 'The Old King in His Exile' by Arno Geiger.\n\nWhat makes us who
  we are? Arno Geiger's father was never an easy man to know and when he de
 veloped Alzheimer's\, Arno realised he was not going to ask for help. 'As 
 my father can no longer cross the bridge into my world\, I have to go over
  to his.' So Arno sets out on a journey to get to know him at last. Born i
 n 1926 in the Austrian Alps\, into a farming family who had an orchard\, k
 ept three cows\, and made schnapps in the cellar\, his father was conscrip
 ted into World War II as a 'schoolboy soldier' – an experience he rarely
  spoke about\, though it marked him. Striking up a new friendship\, Arno w
 alks with him in the village and the landscape they both grew up in and li
 stens to his words\, which are often full of unexpected poetry.\n\nThrough
  his intelligent\, moving and often funny account\, we begin to see that w
 hatever happens in old age\, a human being retains their past and their ch
 aracter. Translated into nearly 30 languages\, The Old King in His Exile w
 ill offer solace and insight to anyone coping with a loved one's aging.
LOCATION:Zoom
URL:https://www.achurchnearyou.com/church/8389/service-and-events/events/1
 185482/
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