Book Discussion: Bonobo Handshake: A Memoir of Love and Adventure in the Congo

Join The Nature Lovers Book Club this month for a discussion of Bonobo Handshake: A Memoir of Love and Adventure in the Congo by Vannessa Woods. We meet at a cozy cafe called Beanz and Co in Avon, CT - if it’s your first time, look for the “Nature Lovers Book Club” sign when you arrive. We hope you can join us!

Meeting agenda:
2:30: arrive early if you would like to order food (kitchen closes at 3, but you can still order a drink afterwards)
3:00: Book Discussion
4:00: Discuss nominations and select books for upcoming meetings

Book Summary: “In 2005, Vanessa Woods accepted a marriage proposal from a man she barely knew and agreed to join him on a research trip to the Democratic Republic of Congo, a country reeling from a brutal decade-long war that had claimed the lives of millions. Settling in at a bonobo sanctuary in Congo's capital, Vanessa and her fiancé entered the world of a rare ape with whom we share 98.7 percent of our DNA. She soon discovered that many of the inhabitants of the sanctuary - ape and human alike - are refugees from unspeakable violence, yet bonobos live in a peaceful society in which females are in charge, war is nonexistent, and sex is as common and friendly as a handshake."