Short Story Club

A book club for adults, but with a short story because sometimes there isn’t enough time to read an entire book.  Join an incredible community of readers, enjoy engaging conversations and explore diverse perspectives and literature.  Physical copies are available to pick up in library or click here for story link: Hills Like White Elephants by Ernest Hemingway PDF

The story focuses mainly on a conversation between an American man and a young woman, described as a “girl”, at a Spanish train station while waiting for a train to Madrid. The girl compares the nearby hills to white elephants. The pair indirectly discuss an “operation” that the man wants the girl to have, which is implied to be an abortion, that was taboo to talk about.