The Hi-Pointe Theatre is partnering with The Novel Neighbor for Movie Book Club.

Read the book. Watch the movie. Discuss them both!

Join us for an afternoon combining books and movies as we discuss Marmee by Sarah Miller. Co-hosted with Hi-Pointe Theatre, the afternoon will include a screening of Greta Gerwig’s Little Women followed by a book discussion.

Note: registration in the book club is not necessary to see the film.

Please visit The Novel Neighbor for Movie Book Club registration and details.

About the book

From the author of Caroline, a revealing retelling of Louisa May Alcott’s beloved Little Women, from the perspective of Margaret “Marmee” March, about the larger real-world challenges behind the cozy domestic concerns cherished by generations of readers.

“Dazzling… Marmee carries her own secrets and sharp edges in a story that will sweep you away and leave you wishing for more.” — Patti Callahan Henry

In 1861, war is raging in the South, but in Concord, Massachusetts, Margaret March has her own battles to fight. With her husband serving as an army chaplain, the comfort and security of Margaret’s four daughters— Meg, Jo, Beth, and Amy—now rest on her shoulders alone. Money is tight and every month, her husband sends less and less of his salary with no explanation. Worst of all, Margaret harbors the secret that these financial hardships are largely her fault, thanks to a disastrous mistake made over a decade ago which wiped out her family’s fortune and snatched away her daughters’ chances for the education they deserve.

Yet even with all that weighs upon her, Margaret longs to do more—for the war effort, for the poor, for the cause of abolition, and most of all, for her daughters. Living by her watchwords, “Hope and keep busy,” she fills her days with humdrum charity work to keep her worries at bay. All of that is interrupted when Margaret receives a telegram from the War Department, summoning her to her husband’s bedside in Washington, D.C. While she is away, her daughter Beth falls dangerously ill, forcing Margaret to confront the possibility that the price of her own generosity toward others may be her daughter’s life.

A stunning portrait of the paragon of virtue known as Marmee, a wife left behind, a mother pushed to the brink, a woman with secrets.

About the movie

A classic tale retold, Greta Gerwig’s Little Women is both epic and intensely personal. A testament to the written word and the bonds of sisterhood, this is the story you love told in a way you may never have imagined. Lead by career-best performances by Saoirse Ronan, Florence Pugh, and Timothée Chalamet, along with a glittering supporting cast (Meryl Streep, Laura Dern, Chris Cooper, and Louis Garrell, to name a few), this is thoroughly modern cinema in a stunning period production. Courtesy Sony Pictures.

“The best kind of Hollywood film: thoughtful yet escapist, sophisticated yet accessible, expertly crafted and deeply felt.” — The AV Club

“It brims with ideas about happiness, economic realities, and what it means to push against or to hew to the expectations laid out for one’s gender.” — Vulture