Book Discussion: Strangers Drowning by Larissa MacFarquhar

What does it mean to devote yourself wholly to helping others? In the nonfiction work Strangers Drowning, Larissa MacFarquhar seeks out people living lives of extreme ethical commitment and tells their deeply intimate stories; their stubborn integrity and their compromises; their bravery and their recklessness; their joys and defeats and wrenching dilemmas. In a world of strangers drowning in need, how much should we help, and how much can we help? Is it right to care for strangers even at the expense of those we are closest to? Moving and provocative, Strangers Drowning challenges us to think about what we value most, and why.

This in-person book club meeting at the Greenpoint library (107 Norman Ave) requires registration.