Adult Book Club: The Little Red Chairs

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The Little Red Chairs by Edna O’Brien
Vlad, a stranger from Eastern Europe masquerading as a healer, settles in a small Irish village where the locals fall under his spell. One woman, Fidelma McBride, becomes so enamored that she begs him for a child. All that world is shattered when Vlad is arrested, and his identity as a war criminal is revealed.

Fidelma, disgraced, flees to England and seeks work among the other migrants displaced by wars and persecution. But it is not until she confronts him-her nemesis-at the tribunal in The Hague, that her physical and emotional journey reaches its breathtaking climax.

Historical / Dark / Emotional / Reflective / Slow-paced

Trigger Warning: Infidelity, Miscarriage, Panic attacks/disorders, Vomit, Genocide, Rape, Sexual Violence