Monday Morning Book Club: Mad Honey

For the month of March, the group will be reading and discussing “Mad Honey” by Jodi Picoult and Jennifer Finney Boylan. To be connected with the group’s coordinator, email jsagaser@librarycamden.org. New members are always welcome! The Monday Morning Book Club meets in the Picker Room and on Zoom* of the Camden Public Library on the 4th Monday of each month at 10:00 am. For the month of March, the group will meet entirely on Zoom.

Summary: Olivia McAfee knows what it feels like to start over. Her picture-perfect life, living in Boston, married to a brilliant cardiothoracic surgeon, raising a beautiful son, Asher, was upended when her husband revealed a darker side. She never imagined she would end up back in her sleepy New Hampshire hometown, living in the house she grew up in, and taking over her father’s beekeeping business. When Lily Campanello and her mom relocate to Adams, New Hampshire, for her final year of high school, they both hope it will be a fresh start. And for just a short while, these new beginnings are exactly what Olivia and Lily need. Their paths cross when Asher falls for the new girl in school, and Lily can’t help but fall for him, too. Then one day, Olivia receives a phone call: Lily is dead, and Asher is being questioned by the police. Olivia is adamant that her son is innocent. But she would be lying if she didn’t acknowledge the flashes of his father’s temper in him, and as the case against him unfolds, she realizes he’s hidden more than he’s shared with her.