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Little Bee by Chris Cleave October 12, 2011 Perhaps Sarah and Andrew, a yuppie couple from Kingston-upon-Thames, England, should have stayed home with their little boy Charlie. Given the luxury and freedom of their existence they could never have imagined their holiday trip to Nigeria would so radically change their lives as well as that of a young Nigerian girl, Little Bee. Interjecting oneself into another culture is always fraught with danger and responsibility. This is a book for our time on several levels: immigration, war, children, and marriage—all are included. We should have a fascinating discussion about this book.

Presenter

Judith Steininger is a professor emeritus at MSOE. She has also taught at UW-Milwaukee, Boston College and as a Peace Corps Volunteer in Kenya, East Africa. She is a free lance writer both locally and nationally. In 2010, she published two essays-one on Willa Cather’s Pulitzer Prize novel One of Oursand another on Jim Harrison’s novella collection The Farmer’s Daughter. She regularly contributes to Milwaukee Public Radio’s “Lake Effect” program. Her bachelor’s degree is in chemistry from the University of Kentucky and master’s in literature from Boston College. Steininger taught the first Great Books discussion, Arrowsmith. The Milwaukee Press Club awarded her cover story “Hot Stuff” the Best Feature Length Magazine Article for 2006 in a statewide competition.

Menu
Appetizer - Classic Fish N Chip with Malt Vinegar
Soup/salad - Fresh Greens with Stilton Blue
Entrée - English Roast Beef, Roasted Potato, Brussels sprouts with Shallots, Yorkshire Popover
Dessert - Trifle with Strawberry Sauce


Registration
You may register and pay online for any Great Book session. Look for the red "register online" button on each book's web page. Alternately, you can download this Great Books registration form (Adobe Acrobat Reader software required) to fill out and mail in with your payment. Reserve your space for one or all of the monthly discussions!

All Great Books programs are scheduled on Wednesday evenings from 6 to 9 p.m. in MSOE's historic Alumni Partnership Center.

To receive a Great Books brochure or for more information about the Great Books Series, contact Cathy Varebrook at (414) 277-4523 or via email.