Books we are considering reading and discussing in the future. We’ll be voting on these to select the next several months’ worth. If you have books you’d like to discuss, please send your recommendations on the “contact” page, or bring them to the next meeting!
Deception by Philip Roth Fiction suggested by Shirley About a man and a woman married to other people and the conversations that take place before and after they make love. The enclosed world of adulterous intimacy. From Amazon – “With the lover everyday life recedes,” Roth writes—and exhibiting all his skill as a brilliant observer […]
Jane and the Unpleasantness at Scargrave Manor by Stephanie Barron Fiction suggested by Janet The first “Being A Jane Austen Mystery”; the detective is a fictional Jane Austen. Jane’s friend newly married Countess Isobel is accused of adultery and murder. from Amazon – For everyone who loves Jane Austen . . . a marvelously entertaining […]
Kin by Tayari Jones Fiction suggested by Shirley Vernice and Annie, best friends since infancy, fated to live starkly different lives. One to Spelman College, and one to a world of peril culminating in a battle for her life. From Amazon – about two lifelong friends whose worlds converge after many years apart in the […]
Middlemarch by George Eliot (Mary Ann Evans) Fiction suggested by Romie (note at 800 pages, we may want to read and discuss it over two months /Janice) An early English novel (1872), set in a fictional English Midlands town, it shows a multitude of characters dealing with change: industrial revolution, status of women, marriage, religion, […]
The Phoenix Ballroom by Ruth Hogan Fiction suggested by Susan After 50 years putting family first, wealthy widow Venetia is left with a beautiful but empty home. She declares her independence, gets a makeover, and adopts a dog. From Amazon – It’s never too late to start dancing again… For fifty years, Venetia Hargreaves’s world […]
The Unbearable Lightness of Being by Milan Kundera Fiction suggested by Shirley Passion and politics of the Prague Spring, this philosophical fiction explores a world in which lives are shaped by irrevocable choices and fortuitous events. From Amazon – … the story of two couples: a young woman in love with a man torn between […]