December/Holiday Meeting

Another snowy meeting at Donna's - seriously - do you plan it that way!!!!  I think this is at least 3....


We had a great time at Donna"s last night.  She brings out the food!  Her Aunt V (Evelyn) joined us.  She is staying with them a few weeks and lives in Pittsburgh. 


Regarding "dirty santa," there was no major stealing, just one at the end.


Vilma will be hosting the next meeting January 22.


The book to read for that meeting is "Mr. Penumbra's 24-Hour Bookstore: A Novel by Robin Sloan.

Many thank-you's were recorded on email for Donna's party hosting!!!


Be sure to check out the "other books we're reading" link.

(thanks to Lindy for the summary and Diane for the photos!!!)

October Meeting

Fantastic meeting at Bonnie's lovely house!

We had a couple of previous members join us - Charlee and Carolyn.  Great fun to see them again.  Hope to see Carolyn regularly now that she's moved so close to Pittsboro!

We had a great discussion of this month's read - Eleanor Oliphant is Completely Fine.  Everyone enjoyed it - one of the better books we've read.

And we must mention that Bonnie certainly treated us to some wonderful snacks - the pumpkin cake was a huge hit!

Remember, we won't have a meeting in November since everyone is so busy - but we'll have our usual early December  meeting/party  with the "Dirty Santa" gift exchange at Donna's house on December 11th. 

Remember to bring a wrapped gift to share (but no nametag) - try to keep it under $20.

Next month's read should be a fun one -  Crimes Against a Book Club by Kathy Cooperman.




And there are some interesting books that are on the "List of other books" link on the right if you've got time for more reading!


And if that's not enough - you can follow Dolly's recommendations on her USA Today website!   


On a non-book-club side note -  you're welcome to check out Karen's Sailing Blog - there is a link on the right.  Karen will be leaving in a few weeks with husband Duane to spend the next 6 months in the Bahamas on their sailboat - the blog gets updated every few days so check back any time.

September Meeting

From Lindy:


There were five of us in attendance at Dolly's home. Her husband, Matt even came downstairs and joined us later. I forgot to take any photos.

Next month, October 23, we will be meeting at Bonnie's home.

The assigned book is "Eleanor Oliphant is Completely Fine:  A Novel" by Gail Honeyman.




 

Check out the "other books we're reading" for ideas.

August Meeting

No photos of the meeting at Lindy's house!   Completely forgot to snap one.  Great turnout and fun chatting.

Good discussion of The Nightingale - the book was well liked by all.

We all enjoyed Lindy's apple tart dish made with fresh apple from her tree.


Dolly has volunteered to host the September meeting - 9/25/2018, she will send directions.

Donna will host the Christmas meeting/party sometime the first few weeks of December.

Next month's book is Pretty Girls by Karin Slaughter.  Be sure to check out other books the members are reading.

From Amazon:

More than twenty years ago, Claire and Lydia’s teenaged sister Julia vanished without a trace. The two women have not spoken since, and now their lives could not be more different. Claire is the glamorous trophy wife of an Atlanta millionaire. Lydia, a single mother, dates an ex-con and struggles to make ends meet. But neither has recovered from the horror and heartbreak of their shared loss—a devastating wound that's cruelly ripped open when Claire's husband is killed.

The disappearance of a teenage girl and the murder of a middle-aged man, almost a quarter-century apart: what could connect them? Forming a wary truce, the surviving sisters look to the past to find the truth, unearthing the secrets that destroyed their family all those years ago . . . and uncovering the possibility of redemption, and revenge, where they least expect it.

June Meeting

From Jean:

Last nights book club at Bonnie’s. MJ, Donna,  Jean and Bonnie .

Bonnie made a delicious peach sour cream cake !

No one liked the book White teeth, much!   Jean laughed because when she picked it she had no idea how long and rambling it was! She had read a great review of it years ago !

July book is Nightingale by Kristin Hannah.

Not sure who wants to host for July? Likely at city tap or ??

May Meeting and our 100th Book!

Kudos to Jean (and John) - thanks for a lovely book club evening!  The weather cooperated and gave us a pleasant atmosphere to sit on the porch.  Snacks were wonderful!

First order of business was to take a "virtual tour" of John and Jean's house that is under construction next door at their hangar/blacksmith shop/apartment.   Looking forward to it's completion and sipping wine by the pool for the next book club meeting at the finished house!

We had a nice discussion of "Everything I Never Told You" - the book was enjoyed by all.

Be sure to check out the "Other books we're reading" list at the right.  There are some interesting titles in there to add to your list!


Looking forward to the June meeting at Bonnie's house - the 100th book club selection is White Teeth by Zadie Smith.  Here is Amazon's summary:


Nominated as one of America’s best-loved novels by PBS’s The Great American Read

At the center of this invigorating novel are two unlikely friends, Archie Jones and Samad Iqbal. Hapless veterans of World War II, Archie and Samad and their families become agents of England’s irrevocable transformation. A second marriage to Clara Bowden, a beautiful, albeit tooth-challenged, Jamaican half his age, quite literally gives Archie a second lease on life, and produces Irie, a knowing child whose personality doesn’t quite match her name (Jamaican for “no problem”). Samad’s late-in-life arranged marriage (he had to wait for his bride to be born), produces twin sons whose separate paths confound Iqbal’s every effort to direct them, and a renewed, if selective, submission to his Islamic faith. Set against London’ s racial and cultural tapestry, venturing across the former empire and into the past as it barrels toward the future, White Teeth revels in the ecstatic hodgepodge of modern life, flirting with disaster, confounding expectations, and embracing the comedy of daily existence.

April Meeting

Sorry, no photos of the meeting.....

We had a wonderful time at Vilma's new home. We all were disappointed with Hedy's Folly as the author spent little time on Hedy's life.

Our May 22nd meeting will take place at Jean's place, be it in their hangar or screened-in porch. The book is by Celeste Ng - "Everything I Never Told You."

Jean will chose our 100th book at the May meeting!!

 

March Meeting

MJ hosted the meeting at Virlie's Grill.

From MJ:

We had a nice discussion of the book: Before We Were Yours by Lisa Wingate.

I was the "host" this time so I picked the next one. Here is our next book club selection:

Hedy's Folly: The Life and Breakthrough Inventions of Hedy Lamarr, the Most Beautiful Woman in the World - by Richard Rhodes

I have the only Pboro library copy, but I hope to turn it in by mid next week.

The next meeting will be at Vilma's new house in Briar Chapel neighborhood - on April 24th!

Happy Easter to Ya'll this weekend!

Cheers,
MJ

Be sure to check out the link for "Other books we're reading"!

February Meeting

Seven of us gathered at Lindy's home for a lively discussion of the book, "The Vintage Caper" by Peter Mayle and other things. Peter Mayle passed away in January. His books that mention many French wines in his stories shares his love of such wines with his readers.

MJ will host the March 27th gathering at the Roadhouse unless otherwise informed of a change. Lindy chose the book, "Before We Were Yours" by Lisa Wingate for the March read.

January Meeting

Dolly was our host.  She served many yummies including a "brandy pound cake" that is a recipe developed by her. It won a prize at the NC State Fair.

There were 6 of us in attendance including new member, Bonnie.  Lindy will host the February meeting on the 27th.  The next book is "The Vintage Caper" by Peter Mayle.