JCO Book Club

The Briar Club by Kate Quinn is a gripping tale of secrets, ambition, and resistance set against the charged backdrop of 1950s Washington, D.C. Behind the ivy-covered walls of an all-female boarding house, five women—each with a hidden past—form unlikely alliances as McCarthy-era paranoia seeps into every corner of their lives. There’s the war widow with a typewriter, the southern belle with a secret, the housekeeper who sees everything, and a newcomer whose arrival threatens to upend it all. With sharp dialogue, daring espionage, and the slow burn of sisterhood forged under fire, The Briar Club explores what it means to be loyal—to your country, your convictions, and the women who might just save your life.

Attendance is free of charge. 

Feel free to come early with a bag lunch at 11:30 to schmooze and eat before the discussion begins.