Gold Country Mini-Retreat

May 20, 2023

Auburn, CA

Since 2010 we've held annual Gold Country mini-retreats in beautiful Auburn, CA, nestled in the Sierra foothills. Like our other mini-retreats, this is a one-day event that combines discussion of a book (usually nonfiction) with a screening of a related film. There is a small charge, and lunch is provided.

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The next Gold Country Mini-Retreat will be held on May 20, 2023 in Auburn, CA.

In the morning we'll discuss Stephen Kinzer's political history, The Brothers: John Foster Dulles, Allen Dulles, and Their Secret World War. Then, after lunch, we'll watch a screening of The Quiet American, based on Graham Greene's novel set in 1955 Vietnam, and starring Michael Caine and Brendan Fraser.

For additional information, and to register online for the event, please click this link: conta.cc/3IeV0CF

Questions? Please send email to greatbooksncal.webmaster@gmail.com.

In recent years, the Gold Country Mini-Retreat has featured discussions of Seven Years in Tibet by Heinrich Harrer; Queen of the Desert by Gertrude Bell; The Glass Castle by Jeannette Walls; Lady in Gold by Anne-Marie O'Connor; and I am Malala by Malala Yousafzai; along with film adaptations or related films.