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The book group meets to engage in discussion and reflection upon contemporary novels that are chosen by the participants.  Books that challenge, enlighten, and make us laugh or bring us to tears are the delight of all readers.  This is a group for women who love to read and come together to mull over the delight of reading.  All women are welcome to join.

Contact person: Liz Heuser

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 February 8, 9:30 am, at the home of Gretchen Otto. Our book selection for February is The Language of Threads by Gail Tsukiyama. If possible, before reading this selection, read her previous book, The Women of the Silk.

 

“Readers of Women of the Silk never forgot the moving, powerful story of Pei, brought to work in the silk house as a girl, grown into a quiet but determined young woman whose life is subject to cruel twists of fate, including the loss of her closest friend, Lin. Now we finally learn what happened to Pei, as she leaves the silk house for Hong Kong in the 1930s, arriving with a young orphan, Ji Shen, in her care. Her first job, in the home of a wealthy family, ends in disgrace, but soon Pei and Ji Shen find a new life in the home of Mrs. Finch, a British expatriate who welcomes them as the daughters she never had.” 

 

 

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   March 14 - For our March meeting, we are reading State of Wonder by Ann Patchett. 

The Tiger’s Wife by Tea Obrecht, is also on our list for April or May.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

This is from an online review.
“Are You Your Brother’s Keeper?” Throughout this magnificent
novel, this question is answered affirmatively over and over
again. Whether your brother is your identical twin, an orphaned
child, an unfortunate neighbor, or a stranger, each person deserves
to be cared for.
This is one of the most outstanding books I have been privileged to
read. Verghese is a skilled writer and draws the reader into the book
immediately. The characters are strong, interesting, and very human;
the conflicts are realistic and keep the pace of the novel moving forward.
Even minor characters are sufficiently well developed so that
the reader would like to know more about their lives. There is gentle
humor,