Literature, history, fashion, community, trigger-happy grandmothers … This episode has it all.

Wrapping up discussion of the first Lutheran Ladies’ Book Club pick, A Year Down Yonder, Rachel leads Sarah, Erin, and Bri through a lively discussion of key themes in Richard Peck’s Newbery Award-winning young adult novel. Drawing upon listener insights shared through book club conversations in the show’s Facebook group, the ladies consider what makes the Depression such a fascinating era in American history, how fashion can be used more intentionally, and which relationship is ultimately stronger: friend, or neighbor?

At the end of the episode, Sarah, Erin, and Bri help Rachel choose and announce the Lutheran Ladies’ Book Club’s next pick: Adam Minter’s Secondhand: Travels in the New Global Garage Sale.

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