October 2019 Bookclub News

Thomas, Beal and the girls in Escondido

Dear Bookclub,

Sadly missing our October meeting at to be with Amanda and Lexie for unexpected and positively resolved medical attention, I still look forward to discussing Christopher Tilghman's "Thomas and Beal in the Midi". Later learning that I actually didn't miss much of a discussion as only two of us had finished it, I also discovered shared dubiety about the magnetism of Beal's beauty. Disney-esque:

Tiana from "The Princess and the Frog"

 ...or stunning:

yes, truly beautiful, but would that really be enough? Portrayed as spellbinding, I am not sure exactly why this made me uncomfortable, but it did. Perhaps an underlying implication that cast race and beauty as competitors felt untrue. Need to discuss. And Tilghman does have a lovely wife:

Caroline Preston

https://carolinepreston.com/about-caroline/


Finally, here is a favorable review:
https://www.kirkusreviews.com/book-reviews/christopher-tilghman/thomas-and-beal-in-the-midi/

Trudy's suggestion for an upcoming read:

"Red at the Bone" Jacqueline Woodson *
"Olive Again" Elizabeth Strout
"The Dutch House" Ann Patchett

*chosen

Up next:

 Happy reading!
LK