April's choice is a novel by the incomparable Anne Tyler, Noah's Compass. It is a wise, gently humorous, and deeply compassionate novel about a schoolteacher, who has been forced to retire at sixty-one, coming to terms with the final phase of his life.
Liam Pennywell, who set out to be a philosopher and ended up teaching fifth grade, never much liked the job at that run-down private school, so early retirement doesn't bother him.  But he is troubled by his inability to remember anything about the first night that he moved into his new, spare, and efficient condominium on the outskirts of Baltimore.  All he knows when he wakes up the next day in the hospital is that his head is sore and bandaged.
His efforts to recover the moments of his life that have been stolen from him lead him on an unexpected detour. What he needs is someone who can do the remembering for him.  What he gets is ' well, something quite different.
We all know a Liam. In fact, there may be a little of Liam in each of us. Which is why Anne Tyler's lovely novel resonates so deeply.

Noah's Compass is available at the library, or from Amazon through Polly Clement. 
The meeting will be the fourth Wednesday, our usual meeting day.
When? Wednesday, April 28, at 7:30 p.m.
Where: Berkeley's home.
Cost: $3 for wine and snacks
RSVP  Please let Berkeley know if you are coming.