INTO THE BEAUTIFUL NORTH
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By Ann Bentley
“What do you think of when you hear ‘book club’? Middle aged women discussing the latest literary fiction or, maybe chick lit, novel, while drinking wine of course. Or maybe you think of retirees, discussing the latest John Grisham or C.J. Box novel. You probably don’t think of inmates discussing the plot line of any novel; much less bring up the plot device of ‘the hand of God’ also known as ‘Deus ex machina.'”