Upcoming April 2015 Bookclub Meeting News

Dear Bookclub,
Jane Smiley's "Some Luck" is  the first volume of a planned trilogy. Seems daunting to our  future memory challenges (re: Marilynne Robinson's well-liked Gilead/Home/Lila trilogy we recently 'harvested'). (Not to forget Housekeeping which was not on our list - or was it???) Yet, this first novel in the series is extremely readable and graceful.

"Some Luck" chronicles Midwestern farm life in the author's wry and poignant manner, making for a good read and neatly categorizing it for a Smiley Pulitzer or National Book Award Winner.

Please be sure to RSVP to Val for our upcoming meeting at the French Market Grill, 12:30.

Happy Reading!
LK

March 2015 Bookclub News

Dear Bookclub,
Lingering the rest of the day: the joy of camaraderie, thoughts of Lila and the odor of Brothers Provisions cooking in our threads (and hair). Tolerant of our lingering presence, Brothers kept us in the spirit of ladies who lunch and kill an afternoon, supplying tea and chocolate when lunch fortification wore thin. Lila would have never stayed around so long.

So glad to have Valerie join us after her month of healing and so glad to toast Terrie in honor of her impending grandmotherdom, the afternoon was a warm and wonderful gathering. We discussed the layering of Marilynne Robinson's story, told over and over from different off-centered character perspectives in different novels. Marveling at our lousy memories, we still held fast to the fact that we all remembered enjoying Robinson's books despite being foggy on the particulars.

(Contact Us - if you remember!)

Terry proposed three great selections for an upcoming read:

"Boy, Snow, Bird" by Helen Oyeyemi *
"Wonder (Wonder #1) by R.J. Palacio
"What Alice Forgot" by Liane Moriarty

*chosen


April brings Jane Smiley's "Some Luck" with our location TBD by Val. Stay tuned.

Happy Reading,
LK