After another short hiatus, we gathered at Judy's to discuss Soft Rain by Cornelia Cornelissen. Judy provided various pre-packaged food and drink and we once again met outdoors. Annie, Christe, Ellen, Jo, Judy, Liz, and Nanc attended. Annie brought her laptop and zoomed with her former student, Laney, who is currently a Native American Studies major. Laney shared with us a map that she created which showed the tribal boundaries in Oklahoma in the mid 1800s.
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| Water view from Judy's |
I found the book interesting. It was published in 1999. So it did share some Native American history even at that time. But it seemed like the ending was "happily ever after with new houses and good fishing." Resettlement was just the beginning of more heartbreak. And interesting that the author was from the Netherlands.
~ Julie Howard
May 12, 2022 - TBA at Annie's
June 9, 2022 - TBA at Linda's
July 14, 2022 - TBA at Jo's
August 11, 2022 - TBA at Julie's
September 8, 2022 - TBA at Nanc's
October 13, 2022 - TBA at Ellen's
November 10, 2022 - TBA at Christe's
December 2022 - Gathering with spouses TBA
January 12, 2023 - TBA
February 2023 - Attend Library Oscar Nominated Film Series???
March 9, 2023 - TBA at Judy's
Angle of Repose by Wallace Stegner
The Warmth of Other Suns by Isabel Wilkerson
The Book of Lost Names by Kristin Harmel
Deacon King Kong by James McBride
The Queen's Gambit by Walter Tevis
May 2019 - The Stranger in the Woods by Michael Finkel
June 2019 - Where the Crawdads Sing by Delia Owens
July 2019 - The Alice Network by Kate Quinn
August 2019 - Educated by Tara Westover
September 2019 - Heartland by Sarah Smarsh
October 2019 - Washington Black by Esi Edugyan
November 2019 - America's First Daughter by Stephanie Dray
December 2019 - No book - Holiday gathering
January 2020 - The River by Peter Heller
February 2020 - No book. Attended Library Oscar Nominated Film Series.
March 2020 - The Great Alone by Kristin Hannah
April 2020 - Finding Gobi by Dion Leonard
May 2020 - A People's History the United States by Howard Zinn
June 2020 - No meeting - COVID-19 delay
July 2020 - Rising out of Hatred by Eli Saslow
August 2020 - The Water Dancer by Ta-Nehisi Coates
September 2020 - This Tender Land by William Kent Krueger
October 2020 - The Walls Came Tumbling Down by Henriette Roosenburg
November 2020 - March 2021 - No meetings due to COVID-19
April 2021 - The Book Woman of Troublesome Creek by Kim Michele Richardson
May 2021 - Becoming by MIchelle Obama
June 2021 - All You Can Ever Know by Nicole Chung
July 2021 - One of Ours by Willa Cather
August 2021 - Spiders & Snakes & Rats - Oh My! by Scott Lee
September 2021 - The Exiles by Christina Bake Kline
October 2021 - The Big Finish by Brooke Fossey
November 2021 - The Killers of the Flower Moon by David Grann
December 2021 - No gathering with spouses - COVID-19
January 2022 - No meeting - COVID-19
February 2022 - No meeting - COVID-19
March 2022 - Soft Rain by Cornelia Cornelissen
