Our June rendezvous at the Bernardo Winery's Cafe Merlot, had us occupying a tucked away table on a sunny afternoon and holding court on Anthony Marra's "Constellation" among other topics. Tiptoeing around key aspects of the richly told tale, Terry and I tried not reveal any uncovered developments to Trudy and Val, who had not yet finished. Our Chechnya-knowledge increased thousands of percent and the awe over Marra's talent was undeniable.
Hopefully, when all are done with the read, discussion to be continued.....
Trudy presented three choices, (actually four, I groaned away"A Man Called Ove" - sorry!!!) for October's read:
"When Breath Becomes Air" by Paul Kalanithi
"Heat and Light" by Jennifer Haigh *chosen
"The Gene:An Intimate History" by Siddhartha Mukherjee
Discussion turned towards great books, podcasts, interviews, etc:
"The Sympathizer"- interview with the author Viet Thanh Nguyen:
http://www.npr.org/2015/04/11/398728517/a-dark-funny-and-vietnamese-look-at-the-vietnam-war
Encouragement to listen to "Born with Teeth:A Memoir" by Kate Mulgrew.
"The Hedge" - help! My list just says "The Hedge" and googling is not ringing any memory bells for me. Does anyone remember what this was please?
"Zoo" TV Series on Netflix
"The Life We Bury" by Allen Eskins
Please note that our July meeting will be June 29. Wanda to announce location.
Visiting with Ginger last Wednesday was wonderful! Wish we had taken a picture... we must when she returns in a few short weeks. In the meanwhile, here is Wednesday, who we visited last Wednesday. So many of our Wednesdays are so special!
And my little cousin of Wednesday, nestled into the dining room hutch:
Happy Reading,
LK
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