

Mortensen (a screenwriter), J(marriage ended, 1997) children: (second marriage) Phoebe Graves Silag, Lucy Gallagher Silag (third marriage) Axel James Mortensen. Army) and Frances Nuelle (a writer maiden name, Graves) Smiley married John Whiston, Septem(divorced, November, 1975) married William Silag (an editor), (divorced, February, 1986) married Stephen M. NCG accepts major credit cards and checks.Born September 26, 1949, in Los Angeles, CA daughter of James Laverne (in U.S. Participants are encouraged to bring their own brown bag lunch. Members are also invited to attend a single session at the drop-in rate.įee includes professional facilitator and complementary beverages. The annual fee allows a member to attend five book club sessions per year with an option for a sixth session at the discretion of the group. RegisterĪttendance is restricted to NCG members, with a maximum capacity of 10 members per session.īook Group fees are available at an annual or drop–in rate, please choose from the drop down menu on the right, before clicking the "Register Now" button. NCG book club members meet approximately five times a year for a facilitated discussion and the opportunity to engage with one another through a shared love of literature. The Humanities and the Professions Reading and Discussion Group was formed following NCG's 1987 Annual Meeting and uses great literary texts to examine complex social and moral dilemmas. As both stories unfold, Smiley gracefully raises the questions that confront all families with the characteristic style and insight that has marked all of her work." - Amazon NCG Book Club Good Will describes a father who realizes how his son has been affected by his decision to lead a counterculture life and move his family to a farm. "In Ordinary Love, Smiley focuses on a woman's infidelity and the lasting, indelible effects it leaves on her children long after her departure. Ordinary Love and Good Will by Jane Smileyįrom Jane Smiley, author of the Pulitzer Prize-winning novel A Thousand Acres: a pair of novellas chronicling difficult choices that reshape the dynamics of two very different families. Together for Good: NCG's Magazine for Philanthropy.Together for Good: Magazine for Philanthropy.National Center for Family Philanthropy.Environmental Education Funders Collaborative.

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