Dear Hardcovers and Hangovers,
The
Lace Reader by Brunonia Berry is Susan’s pick.
“The Lace Reader is a
mesmerizing tale that spirals into a world of secrets, confused identities,
lies, and half-truths in which the reader quickly finds it's nearly impossible
to separate fact from fiction, but as Towner Whitney points out early on in the
novel, "There are no accidents."
Here
is the author’s website. Here and here are some discussion questions.
Looking forward to seeing you all soon.
Happy Reading,
Jenn
Dear
Hardcovers and Hangovers,
Moving
on to Marrie’s….A big thanks to Marrie
for a beautiful evening. We all love her
home and want to ‘borrow’ her hubby!!!
OMG…that bathroom!!!! Anyway, a
lovely meal as always, we are in need of the beef stroganoff recipe
please. Oh, and we are so appreciative
that Marrie made her world famous pickled beets…yummy!!!!
Northern
Borders by Howard Frank Mosher really is a wonderful read, unfortunately many
of the members ran into difficulties obtaining the book, so our discussion was
shorter than usual. Personally I found
this coming of age story charming. I did
have questions: Why the father would send
Austin off to live with his grandfather when he himself wanted to get far away
from him? Why send Austin off to live
with a man that didn’t respect or appreciate his chosen career? Why send Austin to live in a hostile environment
in which the child became a buffer between the grandparents?
I
did appreciate that the father sent Austin to live with his grandparents so that
the child would gain once in a lifetime experiences. I loved the bond that Austin developed with
both his grandparents. My favorite quote
from the book: “Out the window, Ben
Currier, came chugging own his roadside hayfield on his ancient green
Alis-Chalmers tractor. As we went
screaming past him he started to lift on gloved hand, then dropped it to the
tractor steering wheel again, as though unsure about the protocol of waving to
an ambulance carrying one of his neighbors to the hospital.”
As
Marrie pointed out Northern Borders is a good yarn about a whole different breed
of people.
Next
up is Susan’s pick, The Lace Reader by Brunonia Berry.
Until
then, happy reading!
Jenn
Dear
Hardcovers and Hangovers,
At
this point even an apology doesn’t seem like enough; however, I am so sorry for
the VERY long wait in updating the blog.
Transporting back in time to Sara’s….
Sara
was the ever gracious host and we had a lovely evening. The food was fantastic as always, but
skipping on to desert….that frozen cookie cake thing was delicious!! Recipe please!
Here
are some random notes from the evening regarding the book The Three Weissmanns
of Westport by Cathleen Schine:
The
book reminded Susan of Cinderella…sisters.
Charli
thought Betty needed to suck it up and wise up.
If the hubby wanted out of the relationship than HE needed to leave the
house not the other way around. Although
a side note: later in the book Betty
does grow a set….
Susan
thought Betty really believed it wasn’t real.
We
all thought the GF was a manipulator.
Convoluted.
Sara
liked it up until the last chapter.
‘You’re
dead to me.’
Ellen
questioned how did Miranda turn into a lesbian?
Ellen
noted that Betty got a backbone and a forensic accountant!
Marrie
like the setting and fun ironies.
Old
Age: Who will pluck Ellen’s chin hairs?
Sylvania: What are you ‘sinking’ about? http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yR0lWICH3rY
That’s
it for now…
Jenn
