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"All That Life Can Afford" by Emily Everett
May 22-July 24
The third book for the 2026 Virtual Alumni Book Club is "All That Life Can Afford" by Emily Everett.
A taut and lyrical coming-of-age debut about a young American woman navigating class, lies, and love amid London’s jet-set elite.
Anna first fell in love with London at her hometown library—its Jane Austen balls a far cry from her life of food stamps and hand-me-downs. But when she finally arrives after college, the real London is a moldy flat and the same paycheck-to-paycheck grind—that fairy-tale life still out of reach.
Then Anna meets the Wilders, who fly her to Saint-Tropez to tutor their teenage daughter. Swept up by the sphinxlike elder sister, Anna soon finds herself plunged into a heady whirlpool of parties and excess, a place where confidence is a birthright. There she meets two handsome young men—one who wants to whisk her into his world in a chauffeured car, the other who sees through Anna’s struggle to outrun her past. It’s like she’s stepped into the pages of a glittering new novel, but what will it cost her to play the part?
Sparkling with intelligence and insight, All That Life Can Afford peels back the glossy layers of class and privilege, exploring what it means to create a new life for yourself that still honors the one you’ve left behind.
The reading period is May 22-July 24. Click here to read a summary and reviews for it. Join the Virtual Alumni Book Club by signing up at www.pbc.guru/winthrop.
Thursday, May 28 | 6-8 p.m.
Dunes Golf and Beach Club
The Myrtle Beach Alumni Chapter presents Flight Paths with the Provost! Join us at the Dunes Club for an evening of connecting with fellow alumni and learning about exciting updates from Winthrop! At 7 p.m., Provost Sebastian van Delden will share information about new academic programs, including aviation, financial technology, artificial intelligence, supply chain and logistics, game design, software engineering, our first doctoral degree program and more! Drinks and heavy hors d'oeuvres will be served. Business casual attire is suggested. Please register here by Wednesday, May 27.
Tuesday, June 2│11 a.m-2 p.m.
Greenville Convention Center | Greenville, SC
Alumni are invited to attend HireSouthCarolina Multi-University Alumni Career Fair on Tuesday, June 2. Attendees will have the opportunity to meet hiring managers and recruiters from area leading employers who are actively hiring for full-time positions across experience levels. Leading employers from: finance & investment banking, technology & innovation, healthcare & life sciences, marketing & media, consulting & professional services, education & non-profits, engineering & manufacturing, and government & public sector. Register now and prepare to connect with companies eager to meet you!
Thursday, July 16 │6 p.m.
Zoom
Emily Everett, author of the current Virtual Alumni Book Club read, "All That Life Can Afford" will host a live Author Talk on Thursday, July 16 at 6 p.m. via Zoom. "All That Life Can Afford" sweeps us across the Atlantic into an exciting world of luxury and wealth among the elite upper class. Emily Everett draws back the velvet curtain, revealing both the charm of this world and the effort it takes to keep it all from slipping away. This is a rare opportunity to hear directly from Everett about the inspiration behind the novel and the process of bringing this story to life. Register here for the Author Talk!
