All alumni, parents and friends of Kenyon are invited to attend the next virtual book club, organized by the Pittsburgh Regional Association. At this meeting of the book club the group will discuss "We Sinners" by Hanna Pylvainen.
"We Sinners" introduces us to an unforgettable family, bound together and torn apart by their intense religious devotion. Despite the ways all eleven of the Rovaniemis have built their lives around the conservative religion's rigid guidelines ― music, television, makeup and even school dances are strictly prohibited ― their eventual places in the wider world and their paths to get there could not be more different, or more painful to each other. The children who reject the church learn that freedom comes at an almost unbearable cost and those who stay struggle daily with the temptations of modern culture. Wholly absorbing and unflinching in its emotional honesty, "We Sinners" shows us how far we will go for faith and for each other, and the consequences when love ― or God ― is not enough.
Questions? Please contact Susan Apel ’83 P’16 at saapel17@gmail.com.