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Book Group folks have fun Book Group folks are smart and articulate Some Book Group folks have been know to have a glass of fine wine at the meetings |
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| Meetings are held on the third Sunday of
the month in the ESSE room at the church from 7:00PM to
9:00PM.
Everyone is welcome. Spirited discussions are the usual fare
for
the evening along with refreshments. Each month reviews of the book chosen for that month will be posted. Book Group meets in January, February, March, April, May, June, August, September, October and then in November we will again pick the books we want to discuss for the following year. For more
information contact
Barb Deli at 630-668-6572
or badamsdeli@gmail.com |
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Books for 2012 January--Major Pettigrew's Last Stand by Helen Simonson The novel's most unlikely hero is a retired very proper Englishman, living a quiet life in a small village. The death of his brother brings him in contact with Mrs. Jasmina Ali, a Pakistani shopkeeper. They have in common a love of literature and the loss of their spouses. They soon find their relationship blossoming into something more. But village society insists on embracing him a the quintessential local and regarding her a a permanent foreigner. Can two people from different cultures and traditions find happinness together?? February 19–Alice: Alice Roosevelt Longworth, from White House Princess to Washington Power Broker by Stacy A. Cordery The story of one of the most influential women of the 20th Century in the United States presents her in full and takes her seriously as a player in Washington D.C. politics. She has long been thought of as one of the most colorful of the Roosevelts but this biography alsoshows her as a politically involved woman. It adds to our understanding of Washington’s mores and the inner workings of the American political machine. For eight decades she flouted social conventions and opened doors for other women to do so. Politicians, diplomats, journalists, and the famous and infamous clamored to be invited to her teas. Meetings in her drawing room helped to change the course of history, from undermining the League of Nations to helping Richard Nixon. March 18—Her Fearful Symmetry by Audrey Niffeneger April 15--- Doc by Mary Doria Russell May–- The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks by Rebecca Skloot June– Caleb's Crossing by Geraldine Brooks July– Feed by Mira Grant August– In the Garden of Beasts by Eric Larson September– Rules of Civility by Amor Towles October– The Paris Wife by Paula McLain ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- February–Zeitoun–Dave Eggers March—Supreme Courtship–Christopher Buckley April–The Help–Katherine Stockett May–That Old Cape Magic–Richard Russo June–Little Bee–Chris Cleve July–The Forgotten Garden–Kate Morton August– Nemesis–Philip Roth September–Cutting for Stone–Abraham Verghes October– Open: An Autobiography–Andre Agassi Other books suggested by the group: The Russian Winter –Daphne Kalote Homer and Langley–E. L. Doctorow The Hotel on the Corner of Bitter and Sweet–Jamie Ford House Rules–Jodi Picoult Dreamers of the Day– Mary Doria Russell The Other Queen–Phillipa Gregory The Virgin’s Lover–Phillipa Gregory The Who......Series–Stieg Larson What Was She Thinking–Zoe Heller The Believers—Zoe Heller |
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Books read in 2010 My Life in France---Julia Child The Year of Living Biblically--AJ Jacobs Persuasion---Jane Austen Luncheon of a Boating Party---Susan Vreeland Loving Frank--Nancy Horan The Likeness---Tana French The Art of Racing in the Rain--Garth Stein Shanghai Girls--Lisa See The Lacuna---Barbara Kingslover. |
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