tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-66219596093653794342024-03-13T13:50:19.408-04:00trilogy B.S. clubThe Trilogy Books and Social ClubAndreahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01020617144348634465noreply@blogger.comBlogger148125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6621959609365379434.post-39381185879969692592012-01-03T21:19:00.000-05:002012-01-20T07:46:37.406-05:00January meeting<div style="text-align: center;">
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: red; font-size: large;">We will meet Monday, January 23 at 6:45 at Kim's house!</span><br />
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Our January meeting will be on Thursday, January 19 at 6:45 at Kim's house. We will be discussing <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Rules-Civility-Novel-Amor-Towles/dp/0670022691">Rules of Civility</a> by Amor Towles. Please bring a snack to share. See you there!</div>Andreahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01020617144348634465noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6621959609365379434.post-27448479461295349692011-09-19T10:16:00.002-04:002011-09-19T10:44:52.505-04:00Book Club Picks<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">As voted on by our group, our next three books will be:</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">(Click on the book cover to go to the link.)</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">October:</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/10047589-girls-in-white-dresses"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTjhmEjfwhsdogOdF9e8Xhj0dyz2V11b_t8L9BWLW8AT7XbVzkCN_AFpUq8osWiJZLivwiwxtGnqooGOu-vBfJ5vdmSCtcX2TCwowEHe8wX7yC5HA8cWpK5wGQXk33tB4IBzZ7jcpw2NQs/s320/10047589.jpg" width="216" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"> November:</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/6334.Never_Let_Me_Go"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinookNp1iH_52ExNlpXM2U1PbGcAPxkQ5fytqi3obXErn46jOZwNo6RP3r8W84WEvO3dg2sb82rTS2h-IR2H3149z-yuzpTC1FhqWlFUtMao7eMgf3ZDaeJv8aE4tlL6MYJkibI2xQ0DHZ/s320/6334.jpg" width="207" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">December(?)/January:</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/10054335-rules-of-civility"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTpwaFFkMtpokdYL2h_x5pp2ZaPeAMU7Z4K1HRuLXeN08PCRdQ9E4iz0bmnTUCAj8ZS7YSf4EJBT5RKwQ2NwIDZyQtVNBOfyNgbgS5DknfHxbnsqc9EWq_yAkewnwTP0cOxnc8SZAmVKvl/s320/10054335.jpg" width="212" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">Our next meeting is October 20 at Troye's house. Please email <a href="mailto:ajccbraun@aol.com">me</a> if you would like to hostess in November.</div>Andreahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01020617144348634465noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6621959609365379434.post-52605237564778185702011-09-12T20:57:00.002-04:002011-09-13T15:16:34.383-04:00Book SelectionHere are the books up for voting. Please click on the link to read the book synapsis and vote for 1 book on the poll. The poll will close September 19th.<br />
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<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/242006.Running_with_Scissors">Running With Scissors</a>-Augusten Burroughs<br />
<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/6334.Never_Let_Me_Go">Never Let Me Go</a>-Kazuo Ishiguro<br />
<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/6163504-the-late-lamented-molly-marx">The Late Lamented Molly Marx</a>-Sally Koslow<br />
<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/10002296-wildflower-hill">Wildflower Hill</a>-Kimberly Freeman<br />
<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/22898.The_Probable_Future">The Probable Future</a>-Alice Hoffman<br />
<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/9648147-when-we-were-friends">When We Were Friends</a>-Elizabeth Joy Arnold<br />
<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/6674372-the-murderer-s-daughters">The Murderer's Daughters</a>-Randy Susan Meyers<br />
<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/10047589-girls-in-white-dresses">Girls in White Dresses</a>-Jennifer Close<br />
<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/10054335-rules-of-civility">Rules of Civility</a>-Amor TowelsAndreahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01020617144348634465noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6621959609365379434.post-52424143858869028902011-02-16T09:06:00.001-05:002011-02-16T09:08:43.563-05:00February Book ClubReminder! Book Club meets tomorrow, Feb 17 at <span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: red;"><b>7:00</b></span> at Susan's house. We will be discussing Half-Broke Horses by Jeanette Walls. Please bring your book and an appetizer to share.<br />
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<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUKbnmDNEOizeYQwNoo9qkSn1a8npzYnj4yCGKIQ3Yvn4BM6leYn1ekdfkEYGUalqfh4Pcy0FdriPTOEMTd-fUB5oUvnaq3sK6W4qg6xQOf6JZv6Yy5bAsRz6gIgAIoLQJsArx7PDuqJkh/s1600/bs00554_.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="279" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUKbnmDNEOizeYQwNoo9qkSn1a8npzYnj4yCGKIQ3Yvn4BM6leYn1ekdfkEYGUalqfh4Pcy0FdriPTOEMTd-fUB5oUvnaq3sK6W4qg6xQOf6JZv6Yy5bAsRz6gIgAIoLQJsArx7PDuqJkh/s320/bs00554_.jpg" width="320" /></a></div>See you tomorrow!Andreahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01020617144348634465noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6621959609365379434.post-17254516590528473962011-01-24T08:55:00.001-05:002011-01-24T08:57:08.818-05:00February Book PickThanks to everyone who voted in the book poll. Our February Book pick is<b> </b><i><b><a href="http://www.amazon.com/Half-Broke-Horses-True-Life-Novel/dp/1416586296/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1295876931&sr=8-1">Half Broke Horses</a> </b></i>by Jeanette Walls. (March and April are Sarah's Key and She's Gone Country, if you want to plan ahead.)<br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: verdana, arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">Louise Parker is a classic southern belle. Well-dressed and well-mannered, she can’t help but be frustrated by her daughter. Wild Caroline goes to a strict Christian prep school where she cheats in math class and can only focus on becoming an actress, until she has to leave after she’s discovered in flagrante delicto with her drama teacher. In the meantime Louise is distracted by Missy, the daughter of her housekeeper, a born-again evangelical who assists her mother in between trying to convert Louise’s gay son. Despite the consequences of Caroline’s behavior, Louise finds herself wishing she could be as careless and wondering how her life would have turned out had she chosen a different path. Even with their differences, Louise’s thoughts eventually lead her to believe that Caroline may be more of a southern dame and Louise more of a rebel than either of them thought. An elaborate, generation-spanning southern tale of family life in the vein of Rebecca Wells. </span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: verdana, arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">Brit counselor Jaye offers a self-help manual dressed up as fiction in her debut. Lois's father, Kevin, died when she was five. Seven years later, she receives a book from Auntie Philomena on the day her mother remarries. The book, <i>The Manual</i>, is by her father and is chock-full of his advice for Lois, to be read one chapter per year, on her birthday. A list of seven rules includes a warning for Lois to not skip ahead, and she takes her dad's advice to heart, savoring the entries, the vast majority of which consist largely of standard self-help fare ( Tomorrow's not guaranteed, so live today; allow yourself the chance to really feel), while enduring the vicissitudes of life. It's decent if bland in its earnestness, and will likely find a place on more than a few bookshelves between Kübler-Ross and <i>The Last Lecture</i>.</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: verdana, arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">For the first 10 years of her life, Lily Casey Smith, the narrator of this true-life novel by her granddaughter, Walls, lived in a dirt dugout in west Texas. Walls, whose megaselling memoir, </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: verdana, arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;"><i>The Glass Castle</i></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: verdana, arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">, recalled her own upbringing, writes in what she recalls as Lily's plainspoken voice, whose recital provides plenty of drama and suspense as she ricochets from one challenge to another. Having been educated in fits and starts because of her parents' penury, Lily becomes a teacher at age 15 in a remote frontier town she reaches after a solo 28-day ride. Marriage to a bigamist almost saps her spirit, but later she weds a rancher with whom she shares two children and a strain of plucky resilience. (They sell bootleg liquor during Prohibition, hiding the bottles under a baby's crib.) Lily is a spirited heroine, fiercely outspoken against hypocrisy and prejudice, a rodeo rider and fearless breaker of horses, and a ruthless poker player. Assailed by flash floods, tornados and droughts, Lily never gets far from hardscrabble drudgery in several states—New Mexico, Arizona, Illinois—but hers is one of those heartwarming stories about indomitable women that will always find an audience.</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: verdana, arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">De Rosnay's U.S. debut fictionalizes the 1942 Paris roundups and deportations, in which thousands of Jewish families were arrested, held at the Vélodrome d'Hiver outside the city, then transported to Auschwitz. Forty-five-year-old Julia Jarmond, American by birth, moved to Paris when she was 20 and is married to the arrogant, unfaithful Bertrand Tézac, with whom she has an 11-year-old daughter. Julia writes for an American magazine and her editor assigns her to cover the 60th anniversary of the Vél' d'Hiv' roundups. Julia soon learns that the apartment she and Bertrand plan to move into was acquired by Bertrand's family when its Jewish occupants were dispossessed and deported 60 years before. She resolves to find out what happened to the former occupants: Wladyslaw and Rywka Starzynski, parents of 10-year-old Sarah and four-year-old Michel. The more Julia discovers—especially about Sarah, the only member of the Starzynski family to survive—the more she uncovers about Bertrand's family, about France and, finally, herself. Already translated into 15 languages, the novel is De Rosnay's 10th (but her first written in English, her first language). It beautifully conveys Julia's conflicting loyalties, and makes Sarah's trials so riveting, her innocence so absorbing, that the book is hard to put down.</span><br />
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Please also bring suggestions for books to read. I would like for us to pick our books through May.<br />
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See you there!Andreahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01020617144348634465noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6621959609365379434.post-80160695145437500992010-11-29T17:00:00.000-05:002010-11-29T17:00:01.370-05:00December Meeting<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQzVingCdpwAc2fStej-4SWLr7gO3DX69N-k-XyRXik6_o4gojB5j-cllwuMPD3D-0zNzBQ4TA-8tFr3_18-qUvvahogNBzpl30qozH09rUXQ_dAAgWS07DEDFH3Gv4uXkIdPmHVYzUqfR/s1600/images.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQzVingCdpwAc2fStej-4SWLr7gO3DX69N-k-XyRXik6_o4gojB5j-cllwuMPD3D-0zNzBQ4TA-8tFr3_18-qUvvahogNBzpl30qozH09rUXQ_dAAgWS07DEDFH3Gv4uXkIdPmHVYzUqfR/s1600/images.jpeg" /></a></div>Our next book club meeting will be Thursday, December 9 at 6:45 at <a href="http://www.mirkopasta.com/locations">Mirko Pasta</a> at Hamilton Mill. Please bring an ornament (under $10) to exchange. Please RSVP in the comments no later than Monday, December 6 so that I can make a reservation.Andreahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01020617144348634465noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6621959609365379434.post-10304673902125278842010-11-15T22:46:00.000-05:002010-11-15T22:46:36.603-05:00November Book ClubOur next book club meeting is Thursday, November 18 at 6:45 at Lynne's house. We will be discussing Fly Away Home by Jennifer Weiner. <br />
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Please bring your book and an appetizer to share. We will be planning our December meeting, so be thinking about a restaurant you would like to visit!<br />
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See you Thursday!Andreahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01020617144348634465noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6621959609365379434.post-76356475358032069932010-10-29T16:04:00.001-04:002010-10-29T16:05:00.788-04:00November Book Pick<div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #181818; font-family: georgia, serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 18px;"><a href="http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/7227174-fly-away-home" style="color: #666600; text-decoration: underline;"><img alt="Fly Away Home" src="http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1267210300l/7227174.jpg" style="border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px;" /></a></span></div><div style="text-align: center;">For November, we will be reading <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Fly-Away-Home-Jennifer-Weiner/dp/0743294270/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1288178845&sr=8-1">Fly Away Home</a> by Jennifer Weiner. Our next meeting will be <b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: red;">Thursday, November 18 at 6:45</span></b>. (Please note the date change!)</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">If you would like to hostess, please let me know.</div>Andreahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01020617144348634465noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6621959609365379434.post-83771062329970762772010-10-27T07:36:00.001-04:002010-10-27T07:38:59.842-04:00November Book Picks<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh52_6QRitHR2UhI7LFHckTJmdc5xEQ6_WrZb14QFiBZxy8LSJcUOQfe0WufouhAMjVHovi2DFlFogmjYazpvLITwthQ5Z-fZKE6_AzSxO3G4GsyI3q-CQVazlLUH4P1vfzICZXRDOoqK8j/s1600/IMG_0235.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh52_6QRitHR2UhI7LFHckTJmdc5xEQ6_WrZb14QFiBZxy8LSJcUOQfe0WufouhAMjVHovi2DFlFogmjYazpvLITwthQ5Z-fZKE6_AzSxO3G4GsyI3q-CQVazlLUH4P1vfzICZXRDOoqK8j/s320/IMG_0235.JPG" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh52_6QRitHR2UhI7LFHckTJmdc5xEQ6_WrZb14QFiBZxy8LSJcUOQfe0WufouhAMjVHovi2DFlFogmjYazpvLITwthQ5Z-fZKE6_AzSxO3G4GsyI3q-CQVazlLUH4P1vfzICZXRDOoqK8j/s1600/IMG_0235.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"></a><a href="http://www.amazon.com/Chisellers-Brendan-OCarroll/dp/0452281229/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1288179300&sr=1-1">The Chisellers</a> by by Brendan O'Carroll</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: verdana, arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;">By turns funny, wise and heartbreaking, this Irish Tales of the City is O'Carroll's second book in his Mrs. Browne trilogy; the first, The Mammy, received high praise after publication in the U.S. last year. Featuring eccentric characters who are charming, irreverent and believable, the story continues in 1973 with Agnes Browne at center stage. A widow raising six sons and a daughter, whom she refers to collectively as the "chisellers," she lives in public housing in inner-city Dublin. Agnes is no angel, which makes her all the more human; she chain-smokes, likes a pint or two of an evening and has a sweet-dispositioned boyfriend, a French immigrant named Pierre, who works at a pizza joint and is endlessly patient with Agnes and her rambunctious brood. Mark Browne is the oldest; at 17, he is apprenticed to a furniture-maker whose business is failing. How Mark saves the business and wins the girl of his dreams inform the main storyline, but each of the siblings and Agnes get their fair share of attention. Frankie, the next in age, is involved with violent local skinheads. After he and his gang brutally beat his younger brother, Rory, a subsequent act further tarnishes Frankie's reputation and outrages his family. This lively novel features a wedding, a funeral and an ending that will melt the hardest heart. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEin8RHuy4hY5MMQ5utaqYawV3ep7UDLLB_i-nugg0kGozMepocDKjDqH_01yMeQLp7uZQwCj4jKDPc2BoPnhPuZ953w68V6aoaIoDWkNoLsyDcUz48ZrAa2nKKvR2FxGHiT6oxY_BQa0-3_/s1600/IMG_0236.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEin8RHuy4hY5MMQ5utaqYawV3ep7UDLLB_i-nugg0kGozMepocDKjDqH_01yMeQLp7uZQwCj4jKDPc2BoPnhPuZ953w68V6aoaIoDWkNoLsyDcUz48ZrAa2nKKvR2FxGHiT6oxY_BQa0-3_/s320/IMG_0236.JPG" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEin8RHuy4hY5MMQ5utaqYawV3ep7UDLLB_i-nugg0kGozMepocDKjDqH_01yMeQLp7uZQwCj4jKDPc2BoPnhPuZ953w68V6aoaIoDWkNoLsyDcUz48ZrAa2nKKvR2FxGHiT6oxY_BQa0-3_/s1600/IMG_0236.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"></a><a href="http://www.amazon.com/Woods-Tana-French/dp/0143113496/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1288179236&sr=1-1">In the Woods</a> by Tana French</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: verdana, arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;">*Starred Review* Rob Ryan and his partner, Cassie Maddox, land the first big murder case of their police careers: a 12-year-old girl has been murdered in the woods adjacent to a Dublin suburb. Twenty years before, two children disappeared in the same woods, and Ryan was found clinging to a tree trunk, his sneakers filled with blood, unable to tell police anything about what happened to his friends. Ryan, although scarred by his experience, employs all his skills in the search for the killer and in hopes that the investigation will also reveal what happened to his childhood friends. <i>In the Woods</i> is a superior novel about cops, murder, memory, relationships, and modern Ireland. The characters of Ryan and Maddox, as well as a handful of others, are vividly developed in this intelligent and beautifully written first novel, and author French relentlessly builds the psychological pressure on Ryan as the investigation lurches onward under the glare of the tabloid media. Equally striking is the picture of contemporary Ireland, booming economically and fixated on the shabbiest aspects of American popular culture. An outstanding debut and a series to watch for procedural fans. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiukBmv0uwYn1OeD27iB1JrsHV1SGl3B9GBrRkcbdviygBYv-KZ-6S2DsXpYOQ6EpYZSdbCcov__c8TyVYr3s4cO-nBCTG_uTLtRphdJmdg-hhaBk8-pwg6u62APAgsul8hwySjW319WY-z/s1600/IMG_0238.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiukBmv0uwYn1OeD27iB1JrsHV1SGl3B9GBrRkcbdviygBYv-KZ-6S2DsXpYOQ6EpYZSdbCcov__c8TyVYr3s4cO-nBCTG_uTLtRphdJmdg-hhaBk8-pwg6u62APAgsul8hwySjW319WY-z/s320/IMG_0238.JPG" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiukBmv0uwYn1OeD27iB1JrsHV1SGl3B9GBrRkcbdviygBYv-KZ-6S2DsXpYOQ6EpYZSdbCcov__c8TyVYr3s4cO-nBCTG_uTLtRphdJmdg-hhaBk8-pwg6u62APAgsul8hwySjW319WY-z/s1600/IMG_0238.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"></a><a href="http://www.amazon.com/Lace-Makers-Glenmara-Novel-P-S/dp/0061772461/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1288179147&sr=1-1">The Lace Makers of Glenmora</a> by Heather Barbieri</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: verdana, arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;">Barbieri (<i>Snow in July</i>) sets her latest in a small Irish town, Glenmara, where a heartbroken American tourist, Kate Robinson, finds her one-night stay extended with the help of some motherly role models. Kate's hostess, chronically grieving widow Bernie, draws the young Seattleite into a gossipy ring of lace makers. Kate, a former fashion designer, takes to them perfectly (one of several head-scratching coincidences), inspiring them to take on an empowering but controversial project. Although the focus is always on the positive, the narrative's strongest when exploring the less charming sides of Glenmara; rich sources of missed potential include the local priest, nicknamed Father Dominic Burn-in-Hell Byrne, and Bernie's irritable best friend Aileen, the only lace society member to regard Kate with anything but syrupy goodwill. The result is a sweet novel with few surprises. Even Kate's pivotal, inspirational idea—embellishing the ladies' undergarments with lace—suffers from murky logic (as do reactions from characters like Father Byrne). Still, Barbieri's world generates convincing warmth and emotion, making it worth a look for <i>Friday Night Knitting Club</i> fans between sequels. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjayb-1JSRpYh_nJGJGnIvl5yyX2zTnMC8rHZAISRnYKERh1wXSbIZsbaT-XyJ6lpVu2Az8HFGqaOZnEeJ9_yRR_8OFXiHzvtirLexKNXSYTarzypb3Q8d82mO13lM3OGhzNWNRVHNOejng/s1600/IMG_0234.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: verdana, arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;"><a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/reader/0743294270/ref=sib_dp_pt#reader-link" style="color: #cc6600; font-family: verdana, arial, helvetica, sans-serif; text-decoration: none;"><img alt="Fly Away Home: A Novel" border="0" height="300" id="prodImage" src="http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/41uVW%2BvSYOL._BO2,204,203,200_PIsitb-sticker-arrow-click,TopRight,35,-76_AA300_SH20_OU01_.jpg" width="300" /></a></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: verdana, arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;"><a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/reader/0743294270/ref=sib_dp_pt#reader-link" style="color: #cc6600; font-family: verdana, arial, helvetica, sans-serif; text-decoration: none;"></a></span><a href="http://www.amazon.com/Fly-Away-Home-Jennifer-Weiner/dp/0743294270/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1288178845&sr=8-1">Fly Away Home</a> byJennifer Weiner</div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: verdana, arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;">Sylvie Serfer Woodruff is stunned when her husband, Senator Richard Woodruff, is exposed by the press for having an affair with a staffer. Though Sylvie is humiliated, she agrees to stand by Richard’s side during his mea culpa press conference. As soon as it’s over, she heads to a house in Connecticut owned by her family, not sure whether she wants to end her marriage or not. The Woodruffs’ two daughters are at similar crossroads in their lives. Diana, a physician with a young son, is carrying on an affair with a younger man after growing weary of her marriage, while her younger sister, Lizzie, a recovering addict, is trying to rebuild her life after a stint in rehab. Realizing she has always put Richard first before her children, Sylvie makes a bid to have her daughters join her out at the Connecticut house and is surprised to find their lives as tumultuous as hers has become. Weiner’s trademark blend of wit and sensitivity distinguishes this timely tale about a family in crisis. --Kristine Huntley</span></div>Andreahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01020617144348634465noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6621959609365379434.post-11389957130067608652010-10-13T08:00:00.000-04:002010-10-13T08:00:59.299-04:00October MeetingBook Club will meet Thursday, October 14 at Michele M's house at 7:00. (Please note the time change!)<br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #cccccc; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', Trebuchet, Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 20px;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3uWbLuzoTa0Sv8H768SjvE4axTn1_IbzTL0K5BH68RjW_mg5_6lZKhUNhS8ZtJJE9qF8joUY5WtE4lnm0cs8lw89TqtgqIOaFGJXDctZYVE58g0057GbyE6VpJd7hiHiDvcvntgfB4cQN/s1600/1316382.jpg" style="color: #aadd99; text-decoration: underline;"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5505247175676260050" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3uWbLuzoTa0Sv8H768SjvE4axTn1_IbzTL0K5BH68RjW_mg5_6lZKhUNhS8ZtJJE9qF8joUY5WtE4lnm0cs8lw89TqtgqIOaFGJXDctZYVE58g0057GbyE6VpJd7hiHiDvcvntgfB4cQN/s400/1316382.jpg" style="border-bottom-color: rgb(51, 51, 51); border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1px; border-left-color: rgb(51, 51, 51); border-left-style: solid; border-left-width: 1px; border-right-color: rgb(51, 51, 51); border-right-style: solid; border-right-width: 1px; border-top-color: rgb(51, 51, 51); border-top-style: solid; border-top-width: 1px; cursor: pointer; display: block; height: 400px; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 4px; padding-left: 4px; padding-right: 4px; padding-top: 4px; text-align: center; width: 284px;" /></a></span><div style="text-align: center;">We will be discussing <i>The Wednesday Letters</i> by Jason Wright. Please bring your book and an appetizer to share. See you Thursday!</div>Andreahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01020617144348634465noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6621959609365379434.post-63847142429368152832010-09-26T21:14:00.000-04:002010-09-26T21:14:28.347-04:00October Book PickJust a reminder that we are reading The Wednesday Letters by Jason Wright for our October book selection. Our next meeting is October 14.<br />
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</div>Andreahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01020617144348634465noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6621959609365379434.post-73137117533084950762010-09-08T22:05:00.001-04:002010-09-08T22:05:12.289-04:00September Meeting<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimuOOT82KsQ9RwZS19nu42z_tg0rrvPrHEKyG6jCdbThlA863sb-iSioICtZChE1z14ajR4tKKBtqTKgzckz2zcjs7AGnr55JSzopvW_l3uKaaHmQg7uqUXTG8zDj7I92fVqrbo0pX1dKP/s1600/DON'T+FORGET.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimuOOT82KsQ9RwZS19nu42z_tg0rrvPrHEKyG6jCdbThlA863sb-iSioICtZChE1z14ajR4tKKBtqTKgzckz2zcjs7AGnr55JSzopvW_l3uKaaHmQg7uqUXTG8zDj7I92fVqrbo0pX1dKP/s320/DON'T+FORGET.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br />
September book club will meet Thursday, September 9 at 6:45 at Tonya's house. Please bring your book and an appetizer to share. We will be discussing <i>The Forgotten Garden</i> by Kate Morton.Andreahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01020617144348634465noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6621959609365379434.post-61380287850476290962010-08-14T08:49:00.002-04:002010-08-14T08:53:37.287-04:00September and October Book Selection<div style="text-align: center;">In September, we will read <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Forgotten-Garden-Novel-Kate-Morton/dp/1416550550/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1281790320&sr=1-1">The Forgotten Garden</a> by Kate Morton.</div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5rR8PGMauFpi_BpAWbRBM_gxoHv8mmLFbNXaIejBTG1HoGWWbUdHJ1OsAI3GdZKaLTsQizmZyakXwQ5djF7s7YRsHG_rUXIhhK7-t5kF0gSSjNW8hl4YHHtySOVkCqqmd5XW-kyZxl3JT/s1600/51k8YmcsgDL._SL500_.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 252px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5rR8PGMauFpi_BpAWbRBM_gxoHv8mmLFbNXaIejBTG1HoGWWbUdHJ1OsAI3GdZKaLTsQizmZyakXwQ5djF7s7YRsHG_rUXIhhK7-t5kF0gSSjNW8hl4YHHtySOVkCqqmd5XW-kyZxl3JT/s400/51k8YmcsgDL._SL500_.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5505247180731356194" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">Our October book will be <i><a href="http://www.amazon.com/Wednesday-Letters-Jason-F-Wright/dp/0425223477/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1281790379&sr=1-1">The Wednesday Letters</a></i> by Jason Wright.</div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3uWbLuzoTa0Sv8H768SjvE4axTn1_IbzTL0K5BH68RjW_mg5_6lZKhUNhS8ZtJJE9qF8joUY5WtE4lnm0cs8lw89TqtgqIOaFGJXDctZYVE58g0057GbyE6VpJd7hiHiDvcvntgfB4cQN/s1600/1316382.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 284px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3uWbLuzoTa0Sv8H768SjvE4axTn1_IbzTL0K5BH68RjW_mg5_6lZKhUNhS8ZtJJE9qF8joUY5WtE4lnm0cs8lw89TqtgqIOaFGJXDctZYVE58g0057GbyE6VpJd7hiHiDvcvntgfB4cQN/s400/1316382.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5505247175676260050" /></a><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div>Andreahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01020617144348634465noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6621959609365379434.post-61176142683624181562010-08-14T08:00:00.000-04:002010-08-14T08:59:25.357-04:00Shanghai<!--StartFragment--> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium; ">1. What is the literal meaning of “Shanghai?”</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">On top of the sea</span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">City by the sea</span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">Flower of the sea</span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">At sea</span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">2. T___F___ As of 2005, Shanghai’s port was the smallest in the world.</span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">3. What are the majority of buildings being built today?<br />office buildings </span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">factories</span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">customer service centers </span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">high-rise apartments</span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">4. What astronomical phenomena was visible from Shanghai in July 2009?</span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">a comet </span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">a total solar eclipse</span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">a total lunar eclipse </span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">a supernova star</span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><o:p><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"> </span></span></o:p></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">5. Shanghai has the world’s most extensive:</span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">train system </span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">bus system</span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">freeway system </span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">bridge system</span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><o:p><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"> </span></span></o:p></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">6. Shanghai is the largest city in:</span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">China </span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">Asia</span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">The world </span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">none of the above</span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><o:p><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"> </span></span></o:p></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">7. What kind of uniquely Shangainese element is the shikumen?</span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">Boat </span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">temple</span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">Townhouse </span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">market</span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><o:p><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"> </span></span></o:p></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">8. How many times has the Shanghai Museum moved since it opened in 1952?</span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">Once </span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">twice</span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">Three times</span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">never</span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><o:p><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"> </span></span></o:p></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">9. As of 2006, what is the largest Christian church building in East Asia?</span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">St. Ignatius Cathedral </span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">The Orthodox Eastern Church</span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">She San Cathedral </span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">Dongjiadu Cathedral</span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><o:p><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"> </span></span></o:p></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">10. T___ F___ Shanghai is the birthplace of Chinese cinema and theater.</span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><o:p><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"> </span></span></o:p></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">11. For the first half of the 20</span></span><sup><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">th</span></span></sup><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"> century, Shanghai was considered the:</span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">center of trade and finance of China </span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">the center of culture of China</span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">the economic center of China </span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">none of the above</span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><o:p><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"> </span></span></o:p></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">12. Today, Shanghai is often considered the center of China’s:</span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">finance and trade </span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">culture</span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">economy </span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">all of the above</span></span></p> <!--EndFragment-->Andreahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01020617144348634465noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6621959609365379434.post-5510966863488711862010-08-10T10:48:00.003-04:002010-08-10T10:54:35.030-04:00September Book Picks<div style="text-align: center;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FFCCCC;">Here are some suggestions for our September Book Pick. If you have any books you would like to add, please email them to me.</span></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><br /></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b>The Forgotten Garden</b> by Kate Morton</div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbO3_jAykpnftmmg7-E5NXJ8yw4-cjeMGTFebZ3XFQ1wOF_0GUYFlLlR-MKi62ohy0eADHPSCl1HFy0HYueUCaLn764vZMiKi6d2rR-Ttlm4hcvVn-aL7DYuB1UzFyvELNoyD-_pCOrCED/s400/51k8YmcsgDL._SL500_.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5503793496652027586" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 252px; height: 400px; " /></span><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "></span> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Georgia;">Cassandra is lost, alone and grieving. Her much loved grandmother, Nell, has just died and Cassandra, her life already shaken by a tragic accident ten years ago, feels like she has lost everything dear to her. But an unexpected and mysterious bequest from Nell turns Cassandra's life upside down and ends up challenging everything she thought she knew about herself and her family. Inheriting a book of dark and intriguing fairytales written by Eliza Makepeace - the Victorian authoress who disappeared mysteriously in the early twentieth century - Cassandra takes her courage in both hands to follow in the footsteps of Nell on a quest to find out the truth about their history, their family and their past; little knowing that in the process, she will also discover a new life for herself.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Georgia;"><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); "><b><span style="font-family:Georgia;">Nose Down Eyes Up</span></b><span style="font-family:Georgia;"> by Merrill Markoe</span></span></div><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHhXIEoYXl27ER3QtPs50ZSm3WQ3zKU0tvL3mFi7YgehFMXqcOWHrm4lbFe_pfI1jgUJnhuaXc4QlLRqlyhHpD-pc_v5sfgW80Sissevg3Q9cXtw4uktyA3qe-z0-B0cuUYH0MTviVSOVI/s400/4116612.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5503793488055152706" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 128px; height: 193px; " /></span><p class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia; ">Gil is a bit of a schlub. Nearing 50, he lives rent-free as a handyman in an elderly couple’s Los Angeles vacation home. His girlfriend, Sara, works as an animal communicator. Consequently, he can now understand all four of his dogs and is surprised to discover that the alpha dog, Jimmy, has been giving informative lectures to the neighborhood dogs about such topics as begging faces, edible shoes, and peeing inside versus outside. A chance meeting with Gil’s ex leads to his accepting a job remodeling her guesthouse, and Jimmy begs to be brought along. Soon Gil finds himself moving uncomfortably closer to his ex and further away from Jimmy, and it’s only when things get rough that Gil and Jimmy begin to reconsider the meaning of family.</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight:normal"><span style="font-family:Georgia;"><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight:normal"><span style="font-family:Georgia;"><br /></span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight:normal"><span style="font-family:Georgia;">The Physick Book of Deliverance Dane <span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal;">by Katherine Howe</span></span></b></p><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWSFjGhfZFq5JseXD2IihH97wPEdBJvBAywxUV-L5mbCWl6Wes8XR7Yd4boWdkb67gjMSHRrqAfGcVcGpRHrRF7ACnmeQ8MjzC6EWFskcprTXoaeMf1btVHD7CNGcWPAmlbqc3eY5g9vda/s400/4836308.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5503793483639446578" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 127px; height: 193px; " /></span><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "></span> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Georgia;">Harvard graduate student Connie Goodwin needs to spend her summer doing research for her doctoral dissertation. But when her mother asks her to handle the sale of Connie's grandmother's abandoned home near Salem, she can't refuse. As she is drawn deeper into the mysteries of the family house, Connie discovers an ancient key within a seventeenth-century Bible. The key contains a yellowing fragment of parchment with a name written upon it: Deliverance Dane. This discovery launches Connie on a quest--to find out who this woman was and to unearth a rare artifact of singular power: a physick book, its pages a secret repository for lost knowledge.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Georgia;">As the pieces of Deliverance's harrowing story begin to fall into place, Connie is haunted by visions of the long-ago witch trials, and she begins to fear that she is more tied to Salem's dark past then she could have ever imagined.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Georgia;">Written with astonishing conviction and grace, The Physick Book of Deliverance Dane travels seamlessly between the witch trials of the 1690s and a modern woman's story of mystery, intrigue, and revelation.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Georgia;"><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight:normal"><span style="font-family:Georgia;"><br /></span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight:normal"><span style="font-family:Georgia;">The Wednesday Letters</span></b><span style="font-family:Georgia;"> by Jason Wright<o:p></o:p></span></p><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijdrhuXiki6QPLRjXRI-NxniHoNyym6qqvku_P_h5VMKHLQAkYZt_f6yaBJau4nDJ-DVU7MHaJAuI-kjgwYauDwlmrjSuXGEYJgvKcJ9om8yR6T9UTZANgmxm1I1o_bfGXikcVIODoCGw4/s400/1316382.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5503793480305512786" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 284px; height: 400px; " /></span><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "></span> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Georgia;">Their story begins with one letter on their wedding night, a letter from the groom, promising to write his bride every week-for as long they both shall live. Thirty-nine years later, Jack and Laurel Cooper die in each other's arms. And when their grown children return to the family B&B to arrange the funeral, they discover thousands of letters. The letters they read tell of surprising joys and sorrows. They also hint at a shocking family secret-and ultimately force the children to confront a life-changing moment of truth . . .<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Georgia;"><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight:normal"><span style="font-family:Georgia;"><br /></span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight:normal"><span style="font-family:Georgia;">The Weight of Silence</span></b><span style="font-family:Georgia;"> by Heather Gudenkauf</span></p><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmNbDTzai9pKooEh3ozb7H9JtWdum8WDhFEa8yGn4QnJ7k66_y5LHGJjI6_0PgesgoqKwsyxh_xC7HRlEUaxZwEy76L-78PAZCzw1nXOe5efxNfT0Z5_-tLX3mMbRFPiNWMBmtzpa2LC8M/s400/6335026.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5503793479763251314" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 124px; height: 193px; " /></span><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "></span> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Georgia;">It happens quietly one August morning. As dawn's shimmering light drenches the humid Iowa air, two families awaken to find their little girls have gone missing in the night. Seven-year-old Calli Clark is sweet, gentle, a dreamer who suffers from selective mutism brought on by tragedy that pulled her deep into silence as a toddler. Calli's mother, Antonia, tried to be the best mother she could within the confines of marriage to a mostly absent, often angry husband. Now, though she denies that her husband could be involved in the possible abductions, she fears her decision to stay in her marriage has cost her more than her daughter's voice. Petra Gregory is Calli's best friend, her soul mate and her voice. But neither Petra nor Calli has been heard from since their disappearance was discovered. Desperate to find his child, Martin Gregory is forced to confront a side of himself he did not know existed beneath his intellectual, professorial demeanor. Now these families are tied by the question of what happened to their children. And the answer is trapped in the silence of unspoken family secrets.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Georgia;"><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <!--EndFragment--> </div></div></div></div>Andreahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01020617144348634465noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6621959609365379434.post-38018713964592578632010-08-10T10:19:00.004-04:002010-08-10T10:25:27.105-04:00August Meeting<div style="text-align: center;">I hope that everyone had a great first day of school!</div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrcAPJTuKhblReRujx4EWikq-rIzhIYyfb-P9yWc2NSTy3S5UeB8kd2ysAk8wW5kr0qc-FmVoO_8xu1S64m6eDSHA2J5l3FS5Ob4OEeS3Gte85xnZaDYHxRa2KmVZE29yjSTWGDoKwQHRU/s1600/DON'T+FORGET.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrcAPJTuKhblReRujx4EWikq-rIzhIYyfb-P9yWc2NSTy3S5UeB8kd2ysAk8wW5kr0qc-FmVoO_8xu1S64m6eDSHA2J5l3FS5Ob4OEeS3Gte85xnZaDYHxRa2KmVZE29yjSTWGDoKwQHRU/s400/DON'T+FORGET.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5503786775394536466" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">Just a reminder that book club is this <b>Thursday, August 13 at 6:45 at Elisa's house</b>. We will be discussing <i><a href="http://www.amazon.com/Shanghai-Girls-Novel-Lisa-See/dp/0812980530/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1279659744&sr=8-1">Shanghai Girls</a></i> by Lisa See.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Please remember to RSVP in the comments! It makes it much easier for our hostess to plan.See you Thursday!</div>Andreahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01020617144348634465noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6621959609365379434.post-20825210467214676392010-07-20T17:01:00.002-04:002010-07-20T17:04:07.482-04:00August Book Pick<div style="text-align: center;">Our next meeting will be Thursday, August 12 at 6:45. We will be discussing <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Shanghai-Girls-Novel-Lisa-See/dp/0812980530/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1279659744&sr=8-1">Shanghai Girls</a> by Lisa See</div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: georgia, serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 18px; "><a href="http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/5960325-shanghai-girls" style="color: rgb(102, 102, 0); text-decoration: underline; "><img alt="Shanghai Girls" src="http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1255570412l/5960325.jpg" style="border-top-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-color: initial; " /></a></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: georgia, serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 18px; "><a href="http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/5960325-shanghai-girls" style="color: rgb(102, 102, 0); text-decoration: underline; "></a></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: verdana, arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small; ">May and Pearl, two sisters living in Shanghai in the mid-1930s, are beautiful, sophisticated, and well-educated, but their family is on the verge of bankruptcy. Hoping to improve their social standing, May and Pearl’s parents arrange for their daughters to marry “Gold Mountain men” who have come from Los Angeles to find brides.</span></div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: verdana, arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small; "><p>But when the sisters leave China and arrive at Angel’s Island (the Ellis Island of the West)--where they are detained, interrogated, and humiliated for months--they feel the harsh reality of leaving home. And when May discovers she’s pregnant the situation becomes even more desperate. The sisters make a pact that no one can ever know.</p><p>A novel about two sisters, two cultures, and the struggle to find a new life in America while bound to the old, <i>Shanghai Girls</i> is a fresh, fascinating adventure from beloved and bestselling author Lisa See.</p></span>Andreahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01020617144348634465noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6621959609365379434.post-55583602934561148572010-06-25T17:53:00.004-04:002010-07-13T08:48:50.539-04:00<div style="text-align: left;">For our July meeting, we will be reading <i><a href="http://www.amazon.com/Folly-Beach-Karen-White/dp/0451229215/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1277502886&sr=8-1">On Folly Beach</a></i> by Karen White. Our next meeting is July 15 at 6:45 at Michelle H's house. </div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" color: rgb(204, 204, 204); line-height: 20px; font-family:verdana, arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:small;"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQA8ADOl4W2xAh7MRS-Af-ONwTHRAnJYiV0769z28HQupeToSOGIDCaVDuKEkRAQ6Q8s00Lyz17yK-_J02_XYog-jD1DvpBG9ITSE72c55Ol3fCEe2EyKi4sSHc-1GpOU7lgOyZ-k8InJQ/s200/51DgkpULqoL._SL500_AA300_.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5483331541745110178" style="text-align: left;padding-top: 4px; padding-right: 4px; padding-bottom: 4px; padding-left: 4px; border-top-width: 1px; border-right-width: 1px; border-bottom-width: 1px; border-left-width: 1px; border-top-style: solid; border-right-style: solid; border-bottom-style: solid; border-left-style: solid; border-top-color: rgb(51, 51, 51); border-right-color: rgb(51, 51, 51); border-bottom-color: rgb(51, 51, 51); border-left-color: rgb(51, 51, 51); float: left; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 10px; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: 0px; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 200px; " /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana, arial, helvetica, sans-serif;color:#CCCCCC;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 20px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Georgia, serif; line-height: normal; "> Please bring your book to discuss and an appetizer to share. Please RSVP in the comments!</span></span></span></div>Andreahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01020617144348634465noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6621959609365379434.post-44098885297615943812010-06-16T07:25:00.004-04:002010-06-16T07:38:04.362-04:00July Book Selection<span class="Apple-style-span" style=" ;font-family:verdana, arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:small;"><b><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal;">Thanks, Michelle for submitting some book selections! </span></div><div><br /></div><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 132px; height: 200px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjl22WSOpIYDmOA-3i4Ojgpz_0SjRw0PPzMpWNtFhYdasNUs0jfTLJrEcy6kqyXiPFe_1yM9Jgavn2ByV1c7W8bba3DSH7ubhmJp8icWljDLtSTMXcK4FwcnYijf7egA9-rujj2Cf7yM3T9/s200/51q1vZtKVlL.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5483333798508452514" /><div>The Forgotten Garden-Kate Morton</div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal; ">Like Frances Hodgson Burnett's beloved classic <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Secret-Garden-Frances-Hodgson-Burnett/dp/0763631612" style="font-family: verdana, arial, helvetica, sans-serif; color: rgb(0, 51, 153); text-decoration: underline; "><i>The Secret Garden</i></a>, Kate Morton's <i>The Forgotten Garden</i> takes root in your imagination and grows into something enchanting--from a little girl with no memories left alone on a ship to Australia, to a fog-soaked London river bend where orphans comfort themselves with stories of Jack the Ripper, to a Cornish sea heaving against wind-whipped cliffs, crowned by an airless manor house where an overgrown hedge maze ends in the walled garden of a cottage left to rot. This hidden bit of earth revives barren hearts, while the mysterious Authoress's fairy tales (every bit as magical and sinister as Grimm's) whisper truths and ignite the imaginary lives of children. As Morton draws you through a thicket of secrets that spans generations, her story could cross into fairy tale territory if her characters weren't clothed in such complex flesh, their judgment blurred by the heady stench of emotions (envy, lust, pride, love) that furtively flourished in the glasshouse of Edwardian society. While most ache for a spotless mind's eternal sunshine, the Authoress meets the past as "a cruel mistress with whom we must all learn to dance," and her stories gift children with this vital muscle memory.</span></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-weight: normal; "><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgI7Xt7UUdSn8tt9uEP_xiKWHSEly_efHM4Ujjntfmm3ejJKpdD0uHZ039OjO_aWRHgprhie23PQQxCNtEHiecO89nF39mNBKgBqvAESfTQHNHbqwCsnN503oyKbj1PJFZod8jOlWPnhF8G/s200/5960325.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5483333801637172770" style="float: left; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 10px; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: 0px; cursor: pointer; width: 127px; height: 193px; " /></span>Shanghai Girls-Lisa See</b></span><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" ;font-family:verdana, arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:small;">For readers of the phenomenal bestsellers <i>Snow Flower and the Secret Fan</i> and <i>Peony in Love</i>--a stunning new novel from Lisa See about two sisters who leave Shanghai to find new lives in 1930s Los Angeles.<p></p><p>May and Pearl, two sisters living in Shanghai in the mid-1930s, are beautiful, sophisticated, and well-educated, but their family is on the verge of bankruptcy. Hoping to improve their social standing, May and Pearl’s parents arrange for their daughters to marry “Gold Mountain men” who have come from Los Angeles to find brides.</p><p>But when the sisters leave China and arrive at Angel’s Island (the Ellis Island of the West)--where they are detained, interrogated, and humiliated for months--they feel the harsh reality of leaving home. And when May disc</p><p>overs she’s pregnant the situation becomes even more desperate. The sisters make a pact that no one can ever know.</p><p>A novel about two sisters, two cultures, and the struggle to find a new life in America while bound to the old, <i>Shanghai Girls</i> is a fresh, fascinating adventure from beloved and bestselling author Lisa S</p></span><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" ;font-family:verdana, arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:small;"><div class="productDescriptionWrapper" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 0px; "><div style="text-align: left;"><b><br /></b></div><div style="text-align: left;"><b><br /></b></div><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 200px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQA8ADOl4W2xAh7MRS-Af-ONwTHRAnJYiV0769z28HQupeToSOGIDCaVDuKEkRAQ6Q8s00Lyz17yK-_J02_XYog-jD1DvpBG9ITSE72c55Ol3fCEe2EyKi4sSHc-1GpOU7lgOyZ-k8InJQ/s200/51DgkpULqoL._SL500_AA300_.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5483331541745110178" /><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold; ">On Folly Beach-Karen White</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><b><br /></b></div><div style="text-align: left;">Folly Beach, South Carolina, has survived despite hurricanes and war. But it's the personal battles of Folly Beach's residents that have left the most scars, and why a young widow has been beckoned there to heal her own... </div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">To most people, Folly Beach is simply the last barrier island before reaching the great Atlantic. To some, it's a sanctuary for lost souls, which is why Emmy Hamilton's mother encourages her to buy the local book store, Folly's Finds, hoping it will distract Emmy from the loss of her husband. </div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">Emmy is at first resistant. So much has already changed. But after finding love letters and an image of a beautiful bottle tree in a box of used books from Folly's Finds, she decides to take the plunge. But the seller insists on one condition: Emmy must allow Lulu, the late owner's difficult sister, to continue selling her bottle trees from its back yard. </div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">For the most part Emmy ignores Lulu as she sifts through the love letters, wanting to learn more. But the more she discovers about the letters, the more she understands Lulu. As details of a possible murder and a mysterious disappearance during WWII are revealed, the two women discover that circumstances beyond their control, sixty years apart, have brought them together, here on Folly Beach. And it is here that their war-ravaged hearts can find hope for a second chance...</div><div class="emptyClear" style="clear: both; height: 0px; font-size: 0px; "></div></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div></span></div></div>Andreahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01020617144348634465noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6621959609365379434.post-80887972062582451832010-05-15T07:49:00.002-04:002010-05-15T07:52:33.872-04:00<div style="text-align: center;">Our June book selection will be <i><a href="http://www.amazon.com/Icing-Cupcake-Novel-Jennifer-Ross/dp/034549296X/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1271413062&sr=1-1">The Icing on the Cupcake</a></i> by Jennifer Rose.</div><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkoe7pQQK_yJdm4Ohci-xIY2KOoSlmlfxmIxAhIQ8aofw6MS2CYvICX1ytTo_p4EUd7Q44oWzwY8m6cjNK1iNX2O1NfOFuuke6ukqGqQmB0m-GQDhHmefdnlOuzoamlizNc0Tz6iQFyWAO/s400/IMG_0268.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5471462961359512818" /><div style="text-align: center;">Our next meeting will be Thursday, June 10. Please email Andrea if you would like to host.</div>Andreahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01020617144348634465noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6621959609365379434.post-24715351673136660252010-05-12T16:13:00.004-04:002010-05-12T16:16:54.248-04:00May Meeting<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjybx48npadfL63kd0vvr_J-6UlAsSuMkCpgZ8ZDv0T23RRA9IQNKivMuDluaRtsvS7r9XkKv_ANI9Ss5lss5PCRTl3UrGEbRHRWkdRWxTJ65rE7eHAX3hLiXnVy_KZUbkPXaTu7NEY8W8J/s1600/IMG_0266.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjybx48npadfL63kd0vvr_J-6UlAsSuMkCpgZ8ZDv0T23RRA9IQNKivMuDluaRtsvS7r9XkKv_ANI9Ss5lss5PCRTl3UrGEbRHRWkdRWxTJ65rE7eHAX3hLiXnVy_KZUbkPXaTu7NEY8W8J/s400/IMG_0266.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5470479737092609410" /></a>Book club will meet Thursday, <b>May 13</b> at 6:30 PM at <b>Danielle</b>'s house. We will be discussing<i> A Soft Place to Land</i>. Please bring your book and an appetizer to share. Please leave your RSVP in the comments. See you tomorrow night!Andreahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01020617144348634465noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6621959609365379434.post-6082072048654751302010-05-01T15:12:00.001-04:002010-05-01T15:13:58.701-04:00Recipe and ReminderHere is the cookie recipe from Elisa that everyone requested. For a printable copy, click <a href="http://docs.google.com/Doc?id=dfgh3wxb_80gtp2hzgg">here</a>.<div><br /><div>Reminder: Book Club is <span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FF0000;">MAY 13</span> not May 20th!</div></div>Andreahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01020617144348634465noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6621959609365379434.post-70316578270403962702010-04-18T20:08:00.003-04:002010-04-18T20:11:48.617-04:00May Book Selection<div style="text-align: center;">Our next book club meeting will be Thursday, May 13th. We will discuss <i><a href="http://www.amazon.com/Soft-Place-Land-Novel/dp/1416558691/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1271635877&sr=8-1">A Soft Place to Land</a></i> by Susan Rebecca White.</div><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7GWLVPrpApn9vhiG6MnK6NNPcWRR7imvCKmym6-htaG7CSrh8sttWbJ9kp6bOkwoYIAo3tCAhPTPvA9KvQmyuGvoDrDlzDpCL_5r8MnbLg2q0Q-aW4cwtsywlS2oZPjfErcUQDAOxK0sy/s400/IMG_0266.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5461634244550563234" />Andreahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01020617144348634465noreply@blogger.com0