December 2015 Bookclub News

                                     December 2, 2015

Dear Bookclub,

I was surprised to find sand in my toes when I removed my socks last night, after hours of putting away Thanksgiving decorations, resetting the house, sorting mail, paying bills, cleaning out the fridge, laundry, collecting pumpkins, and unpacking my car. Oh yes! The beach. Hardly seemed like 45 minutes away and 12 hours previous. Also, a measly can of sardines and a bunch of chard shrank on my plate when visions of the delicious chain of meals with the best of friends crept into my mind. Reality hit hard. But it was so worth every moment.

December 7, 2015

Reality keeps on giving. The holiday train has left the station complete with the garage bay full of boxes of decorations, an 8 day blast of Hanukah (Suzanne arrived on Sunday!), and Nate in bed with the flu. I am so OK though as I reminisce about "a week ago today......." This la-la land will collapse though - I know it will. Until then, there is a Santa reading to a band of teddy bears in the Coronado Library, a tree glowing in the 1906 for a lucky variety of visitors, 

 and a group of lovely women facing the holidays with a renewed bond of friendship through our literary passion:

 Anne Tyler's "A Spool of Blue Thread" was well-received as we pieced together the meanings and 'weight' of the characters, easily relating the cast to familiar family dynamics. Tyler's craft was very much appreciated despite the obvious tie-in with the spool of blue thread; the writing warming with the wealth of relationships.

Trudy recommended four great titles to consider for our April read:
"The Nightingale" by Kristin Hannah
"Fates and Furies" by Lauren Groff
"Circling the Sun" by Paula McClain  *chosen
"The Secret Chord" by Geraldine Brooks

Happy Holiday Reading!
XO,
LK