LET’S TALK ABOUT IT (LTAI) BOOK DISCUSSION: Cold Mountain

Schedule for Book 1: Cold Mountain by Charles Frazier
September 10 @ 5:30pm Movie (R)
September 14 @ 12:30pm Movie (R)
September 17 @ 6:30pm Discussion with Dr. Tom Mack

Cold Mountain, by South Carolina Author Charles Frazier, is the first of five novels to be presented between September 2024 and March 2025 as part of the discussion series, LET’S TALK ABOUT IT (LTAI) – SOUTHERN NOVELS ON PAGE AND SCREEN. With discussions led by USC-Aiken humanities scholars, LTAI is more than your average book club! Participants read, watch, and then compare the novels to their film adaptations.

The novel Cold Mountain looks at the impact of the Civil War on Inman and his sweetheart, Ada. Inman, a young Confederate soldier who is injured during the explosive 1864 battle of Petersburg, Virginia, is not the man he used to be. He slowly makes his way home to Cold Mountain, North Carolina. In his travels, Inman encounters a menagerie of interesting and colorful characters. Ada, too, has changed, no longer a flighty belle but a hard-working farm woman. Will love be the same?

Let’s Talk About It (LTAI) is intended for ages 18 and older
This program is made possible with a grant from SC Humanities.

Book registration begins August 12 at the 2nd floor Reference desk
Books will be available first come, first served
Movie viewings and book discussions take place in the 1st floor Meeting Room

For more information, call 803-642-2020 ext. 3