Museum Book Club: Night Watch by Jayne Anne Phillips
From publicly posted calendar Checked Jul 5, 2026
About this event
One of 37 upcoming events at Kenosha Public Museum.
In 1874, in the wake of the War, erasure, trauma, and namelessness haunt civilians and veterans, renegades and wanderers, freedmen and runaways. Twelve-year-old ConaLee, the adult in her family for as long as she can remember, finds herself on a buckboard journey with her mother, Eliza, who hasn’t spoken in more than a year. They arrive at the Trans-Allegheny Lunatic Asylum in West Virginia, delivered to the hospital’s entrance by a war veteran who has forced himself into their world. There, far from family, a beloved neighbor, and the mountain home they knew, they try to reclaim their lives. Thursday, October 29 | 12pm – 1pm | Discussion led by: Emily Mentzel | Free, registration appreciated | Register Here
