Annie hosted our October meeting to discuss Wave by Sonali Deraniyagala. It was a wonderful evening with the Queen of the Mississippi slipping by in the darkness. Thanks to Paul for marinating the salmon and making the salad, and to Annie for grilling the salmon to perfection! Those in attendance were Annie, Ellen, Jo, Julie, Kathy, Linda, and Nanc.
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| Annie's water view at sunset |
What a wonderful evening - enjoyed the rich conversations as well as the delicious food.
Understandably, Sonali spent years of grieving and tried to push away memories of her lost family to avoid pain. But once she began to embrace the wonderful memories of her family, it seemed that she was able to move forward in her life while keeping her loved ones alive in her heart.
~ Jo Smith
[Editor's note: We all got a good chuckle when Judy's text arrived in the middle of book club after she attended Aiden's football game.]
Wet feet. Cold. Tired. Old. Will not be at book club. Liked the book.
~ Judy Lee
Next Book: The Master Butchers Singing Club by Louise Erdrich
Location: Ellen's
Date: Wednesday, November 8, 2017
Time: 6:30pm
Location: Ellen's
Date: Wednesday, November 8, 2017
Time: 6:30pm
Books that were discussed for possible selection in the future included:
- Before the Fall by Noah Hawley
- Death Need Not be Fatal by Malachy McCourt
- The Marriage of Opposites by Alice Hoffman
- The Bright Edge of the World by Eowyn Ivey
- Olive Kitteridge by Elizabeth Stroud
Upcoming meetings:
December 14, 2017 - Holiday gathering at Annie's
January 11, 2018 - TBA at Nanc's
February 8, 2018 - TBA at Judy's (or library Oscar series and Hotel?)
Books we've read so far:
January 2014 - Grace (Eventually): Thoughts on Faith by Anne Lamott
February 2014 - The Book Thief by Markus Zusak
March 2014 - Life After Life by Kate Atkinson
April 2014 - The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-time Indian by Sherman Alexie
May 2014 - The Art of Racing in the Rain by Garth Stein
June 2014 - Breaking Free by Marilyn Sewell
July 2014 - The Orphan Train by Kristina Baker Kline
August 2014 - The Golem and the Jinni by Helene Wecker
September 2014 - Middlesex by Jeffrey Eugenides
October 2014 - The Invention of Wings by Sue Monk Kidd
November 2014 - The Dovekeepers by Alice Hoffman
December 2014 - No book. Holiday gathering.
January 2015 - No book. Watched The Book Thief
February 2015 - The Secret Keeper by Kate Morton
March 2015 - Empire of the Summer Moon by S.C. Gwynne
April 2015 - The Orchardist by Amanda Coplin
May 2015 - The Cellist of Sarajevo by Steven Galloway
June 2015 - The Kitchen House by Kathleen Grissom
July 2015 - Still Alice by Lisa Genova
August 2015 - The Boys in the Boat by Daniel James Brown
September 2015 - Ruby by Cynthia Bond
October 2015 - To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee
November 2015 - No book. Watched To Kill a Mockingbird
December 2015 - No book. Holiday gathering.
January 2016 - All the Light We Cannot See by Anthony Doerr
February 2016 - Just Mercy: A Story of Justice and Redemption by Bryan Stevenson
March 2016 - Brooklyn by Colm Tóibín
April 2016 - Two Years Eight Months and Twenty-Eight Nights by Salman Rushdie
May 2016 - Jewelweed by David Rhodes
June 2016 - One Woman's River by Ellen Kolbo McDonah
July 2016 - Gift from the Sea by Anne Morrow Lindbergh
August 2016 - Deep Water Passage by Ann Linnea
September 2016 - This Road I Ride by Juliana Buhring
October 2016 - The Nightingale by Kristin Hannah
November 2016 - No book. Watched The Boys of '36
December 2016 - No book. Holiday gathering.
January 2017 - About Grace by Anthony Doerr
February 2017 - Between the World and Me by Ta-nehisi Coates
March 2017 - Americanah by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
April 2017 - No book - meeting canceled
May 2017 - Ordinary Grace by William Kent Krueger
June 2017 - The Girl with a Pearl Earring by Tracy Chevalier also watched The Girl with a Pearl Earring
July 13, 2017 - Fierce Invalids Home from Hot Climates by Tom Robbins
August 2017 - No book - meeting canceled
September 2017 - A Man Without a Country by Kurt Vonnegut
October 2017 - Wave by Sonali Deraniyagala
