Dear Books ‘n’ Wine Club,
Thank you to Marrie for another wonderful book group meeting. We so enjoyed visiting her beautiful home; the surrounding pastoral land is so peaceful (love the wild turkeys). We thank her husband for grilling up some baseball fare of hot dogs and sausage, served along with a wonderful potato salad and beans.
You will all be disappointed to know that because there were so many side conversations going on that I am going to refrain from trying to summarize them all. Although I must add that Marrie shared some fascinating and intriguing information on the history of her home! If you didn’t get in on this conversation you must ask her about it the next time you see her.
Many thanks to Sara for leading the icebreaker game; it was fun learning new facts about each other. See if you can remember: Who has been married for 32 years? Who left Ohio and hasn’t looked back? Who has a gray cat? Who is one of 7? Who married their husband after 4 months? Who lived in Ireland for two years? Who likes to hike? Whose middle name is Louis (after the bearded aunt)?
As for the Last Days of Summer, the general consensus is we laughed, we cried and we enjoyed this coming of age story. We love Joey for being clever, precocious, creative and tenacious. The epistolary format was a perfect way to tell this charming story. Unlike other books, this one was heavily focused on characters and their development. We enjoyed the bond between Joey and Banks. We loved the simplistic and childlike notes between Green Hornet and Shadow. We reminisced about our favorite parts that made us laugh and we shared our sadness when learning of Bank’s passing. As Marrie said…a perfect book to share with any gender both young and old.
Our next meeting will be at Sara’s to discuss the Lisa Scottoline’s thriller Look Again.
Until next meeting,
Jennifer
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