Date: April 7

Book of the month: “Homecoming” by Kate Morton.

This meeting was one of the most moving. We talked about a book in which home is not just a place, but a living space of memory, love, pain and hope. We discussed how Kate Morton weaves family secrets, nostalgia, and the power of returning – even years later – into the story.

The conversation quickly became personal: each participant shared what home means to her. Some remembered their parents’ garden, others the smell of the wooden floor in the children’s room. Important topics were raised:

• Can the past be forgiven?
• Is there a “right” time to return?
• What stays with us when we leave home?

Many people recalled their family stories – with warmth, with pain, with gratitude. The evening turned out to be less about the book than about the feelings it evoked.

Special moments:

• One participant shared a photo of her grandmother’s old house and told how, years later, she was able to go back there and sit on that very porch.
• Another shared for the first time about a letter she never sent and found a space in the encounter where she was heard.

We talked not only about literature, but also about ourselves. This evening was a gentle return to memories, to our present selves, to the idea that everyone should have a home, even if it is in the soul.