Mosinee Book Club: “The Only Survivors” by Megan Miranda

Join likeminded literature lovers each month to discuss book club selections! In February, the group will discuss “The Only Survivors” by Megan Miranda.

A decade ago, two vans filled with high school seniors on a school service trip crashed into a Tennessee ravine—a tragedy that claimed the lives of multiple classmates and teachers. The nine students who managed to escape the river that night were irrevocably changed. A year later, after one of the survivors dies by suicide on the anniversary of the crash, the rest of them make a pact: to come together each year to commemorate that terrible night. To keep one another safe, to hold one another accountable, or both. By the tenth anniversary, Cassidy Bent has worked to distance herself from the tragedy and from the other survivors. Something feels off this year. Cassidy is the first to notice when Amaya, the annual organizer, slips away, overwhelmed. This wouldn’t raise alarm except for the impending storm. Suddenly, they’re facing the threat of closed roads and surging waters…again. Then Amaya stops responding to her phone. After all they’ve been through, she wouldn’t willfully make them worry. Would she? And—as they promised long ago—each survivor will do whatever he or she can do to save one another. Won’t they?

No registration is required and new people are always welcome! Call the Mosinee Branch at 715-693-2144 for more information.