Absolution: A Novel by Alice McDermott Fiction suggested by Barbara From Barbara – 1963 Saigon: shy newlywed happy young woman meets another ex-pat wife who is “helping” Viet poor or sick children by giving them gifts including Barbie dolls and some adult things, all behind their husband’s backs. Cross-cultural themes. 1963 Saigon, Vietnam, the complicated […]
Category: Books Future Ideas
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!
All the Little Live Things
All the Little Live Things by Wallace Stegner Fiction suggested by JoAnn From Amazon – Scarred by the senseless death of their son and baffled by the engulfing chaos of the 1960s, retirees Joe and Ruth have left the coast for a California retreat. And although their new home looks like Eden, it also has serpents: […]
Ariadne
Ariadne: A Novel by Jennifer Saint Fiction suggested by Sharon Defying the gods, Ariadne betrays her father and country to help Theseus kill the Minotaur. But will her decision lead to happiness? And what of her sister Phaedra? From Amazon – Ariadne, Princess of Crete, grows up greeting the dawn from her beautiful dancing floor and […]
Enough
Enough by Cassidy Hutchinson Non-Fiction suggested by Lynnie She was inside the White House, mere steps away from President Trump’s office. She knew things and she testified to Congress about what she knew. from Amazon – Cassidy Hutchinson’s desk was mere steps from the most controversial president in recent American history. Now, she provides a riveting […]
Joan
Joan: A Novel of Joan of Arc by Katherine Chen Fiction suggested by Sharon Joan of Arc is transformed into a flesh-and-blood young woman: reckless, steel-willed, and brilliant. Meticulously researched, a sweeping narrative of her life. from Amazon – 1412. France is mired in a losing war against England. Its people are starving. Its king is […]
State of Terror
State of Terror by Hillary Rodham Clinton & Louise Penny Fiction suggested by Joyce An international thriller: a young Foreign Service Officer, a journalist, an untested Secretary of State, an out of touch US government vs carefully constructed threat. from Amazon – After a tumultuous period in American politics, a new administration has just been sworn […]
Sweetness at the Bottom of the Pie by Alan Bradley Fiction suggested by Janet At an old mansion, young Flavia de Luce, an aspiring chemist with a passion for poison, is intrigued by a series of odd events. Then Flavia finds a dying man. from Amazon – It is the summer of 1950 and at […]