Janet Siedlecki
Sept. 10, 2014 The Book Club Discussed WILD by Cheryl Strayed
WILD was a story about grief. Cheryl lost her mom at a time in her life when she was uncomfortable in her own skin. She went on the 1100 mile Pacific Crest Trail because she was lost. Some of the women in the group could not comprehend her compulsion to go on this trip. Perhaps […]
August 13, 2014 Book Club discussed The Leisure Seeker by Michael Zadoorian
John & Ella have shared a dream come true life for over 50 years. Now in their 80’s Ella has terminal cancer and John has Alzheimer’s. Told with humor and affection they run away from Detroit to Disneyland in their ’78 Leisure Seeker. Their children are ignored because Ella has planned this trip down route […]
Book Club – July 9, 2014, Honolulu by Allen Brennert
Twelve members of the Book Club met at the home of Jan Griffin on July 9th to discuss her choice of a classic novel written by Alan Brennert. “A moving multilayered epic by a master of historical fiction, in which one immigrant’s journey helps us understand our nations’ becoming” quoted by the San Francisco Chronicle. […]
June 2014 Book Club discussed The Covenant by Naomi Ragen
On June 11, 2014 the Book Club met at Bookmark, the book store owned by Madelon Cahill, to discuss her 2 thumbs up book, The Covenant. The story is about 4 women who made a covenant during their imprisonment in Auschwitz. Fast forward to the present and one of the Grandmothers in their group need […]
April Book Club discussion of The Book Thief
On April 16, 2104 nine members met at Robin’s house to disucss The Book Thief by Markus Zusak. Narrated by Death, the story takes place on a street named Himmel which is ironic because it’s translation means Heaven. The book is set in Nazi Germany where the people on this street could care less about […]
July Book Club listing
In the monthly listings for JULY please add Honolulu by Alan Brennert with Jan Griffin as the Hostess
April and May Book Group DATE & TIME CHANGE
We will meet at 2PM on April 16, 2014 at Robin Oquist’s home. The book is The Book Thief by Markus Zusak. On May 14th, 2014 we will meet at Lynn Leissler’s home to discuss What Alice Forgot by Liane Moriarty. In June we will meet at the BOOKMARK book store to discuss The Covenant […]
Book Club Changes and Additions
Please change the Apr 9, 2014 listing to: The Book Thief by Markus Zusak the new Hostess is Robin Oquist. Please add the book title to Jun 11, 2014 : What Alice Forgot by Liane Moriarty. Hostess is the same–Lynn Leissler.
Feb.12,2014 Book Club The Winter Palace by Eva Stachniak at Charmaine Lewis’s home
“From the award winning author Eva Stachniak comes this passionate novel that illuminates, as only fiction can, the aryl life of one of history’s boldest women. The Winter Palace tells the epic story of Catherine the Great’s improbable rise to power–as seen through the watchful eyes of an all but invisible servant close to the […]
JANUARY BOOK CLUB IS DARK
THERE WILL BE NO MEETING IN JANUARY. SEE YOU ALL FEBRUARY FEB. 12 TO DISCUSS THE SOUND 7 THE FURY BY WM. FAULKNER. OUR HOSTESS WILL BE CHARMAINE LEWIS.
October Book Group Hostess change is Carolyn Stieber instead of Valerie Taylor Crow
Carolyn Stieber is filling in as hostess on October 9, 2013 for Small Sacrifices by Ann Rule. Please mark your calendar to remind you to go to Carolyn’s and NOT Valerie’s!!
August 14, 2103 Unbroken by Laura Hillabrand
We met at Marilyn Rebal’s home to kick around the story of Louis Zamperini, from the book titled Unbroken by Laura Hillabrand. I used the phrase kick around because that is what we will remember about this WWII prisoner of war survivor, inspirational speaker and famous American Olympic distance runner. Louis as a child gave […]
Songs in Ordinary Time by Mary McGarry Morris June 10,2013
On June 10th we meet at the home of Charmaine Lewis to discuss Songs in Ordinary Time by Mary McGarry Morris. We all decided it was a dark story that involved MANY characters who live in the town of Atkinson during a sweltering period of the summer. In this small town many of the black […]
Lady Almina and the Real Downton Abbey
On June 20, 2013 we met at the home of Jan Griffin to disucss The Countess of Carnarvon. Jan’s selection was a big hit with the group because we learned the history of Highclere Castle. It was a touch of the Great Gabsy because of the flow of money, parties, and elite guests. One of […]