Women Kicking Glass Book Club
Join Norwich alumni and friends as we embark on an empowering journey through books.
Every other month we will select a book by or about strong women that celebrates the power, courage and resilience of women. Virtual and in-person group discussions will allow readers to bond over books and conversations that inspire, motivate, uplift and empower women to kick glass.
November 2025 book—
The Jackal's Mistress by Chris Bohjalian
Book discussion: Tuesday, November 18 at 7 p.m. EDT
About the Book
The next selection in the WKG Book Club series will be The Jackal’s Mistress by New York Times best-selling author Chris Bohjalian

In this Civil War love story, inspired by a real-life friendship across enemy lines, the wife of a missing Confederate soldier discovers a wounded Yankee officer from Vermont and must decide what she’s willing to risk for the life of a stranger.
Chris Bohjalian is the author of such acclaimed historical fiction as Hour of the Witch and The Sandcastle Girls. His work has been translated into 35 languages and become three movies (Midwives, Secrets of Eden, and Past the Bleachers) and an Emmy-winning TV series (The Flight Attendant). He lives in Vermont.