International Book Group – Mona’s Eyes by Thomas Schlesser

The International Book Group at West Falmouth Library is a volunteer-led group that meets on the first Wednesday of each month 3:45-5 p.m. Selections have either foreign settings or foreign authors, usually both. New members are always welcome! Annual registration is requested to receive important communications about schedule or location changes; register below. Meetings are both in-person and on Zoom.

The Wednesday, November 4 meeting will discuss Mona’s Eyes by Thomas Schlesser. Ten-year-old Mona and her beloved grandfather have only fifty-two Wednesdays to visit fifty-two works of art and commit to memory “all that is beautiful in the world” before Mona loses her sight forever.

“No surprise that the novel’s author is a professor of art history at the École Polytechnique in Paris; his characters channel his dazzling command of the greats.”—Hyperallergic

“A French art historian’s English-language fiction debut combines the story of a loving relationship between a grandfather and granddaughter with an enlightening discussion of art… Come for the novel, stay for the introductory art history course.”—Kirkus Reviews

“[A] life-affirming narrative.”—Booklist Online

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The Fall 2026 – Spring 2027 discussion schedule is as follows: