Memoir of Appalachian life is topic of Derby Public Library discussion

DERBY - Derby Public Library will host its next monthly Lunchtime Book discussion at 12:30 p.m. March 28.
The featured book is “Hillbilly Elegy: A Memoir of a Family and Culture in Crisis” by J.D. Vance.

This memoir is a powerful account of growing up in the rust belt of Ohio and in an Appalachian town in Kentucky. The author escapes generations of poverty and becomes a Marine and Yale Law School graduate. 

The book is a probing look at the struggles of America's working class. 
The Vance family story begins in postwar America. Vance’s grandparents were “dirt poor and in love,” and moved north from Kentucky’s Appalachia region to Ohio in the hopes of escaping the poverty around them. 

Ron Howard is directing and producing a movie adaptation of the book, which was a New York Times bestseller.

Lunchtime Book Discussions are held the last Wednesday of the month. They are free and open to the public. 
Multiple copies of the book will be available at the circulation desk. Drop-ins are welcome; registration is not required. 

The Library is at 313 Elizabeth St. 
For more information call 203-736-1482.

This is a press release from Kathy Wilson, Head of Adult Circulation, Derby Public Library.