JANUARY 2009 MEETING

Here is our January group! I hope everyone had as much fun as I did! Domestic Affairs was a great book for us. We haven't had a book in a while that everyone liked, so it was fun discussing this one. Everyone who read it liked it! We really liked the fact that there was so much going on in the book, with lots of characters and side stories, it was a great read!

The discussion was a little different because we had a few people that hadn't read the book and one person who hadn't finished it yet, so we sort of told the story to them and added our opinions as we went along. I thought it was a lot of fun.

We had 2 new members (or should I say prospective members) ... I sure hope they come back! Welcome Kathy and Myra! They will be a great addition to the group!

And now to what you really want to know ... the book for February. We have been wanting to branch out and read a mystery ... so that's what we picked. The book is titled "The Lady Godiva Murder" by Laurie Moore.

Don't be scared off by the book cover ... as they say "You can't judge a book by it's cover." It does look different ... (not exactly the ice cream sundae look that we have chosen before)!

So even if you aren't "into" mystery ... let's all give it a try!

STAR TELEGRAM ARTICLE

One of our members saw this in the Fort Worth Star Telegram and entered us in the contest. We will let you know if they call and want to feature us!

http://www.star-telegram.com/books/story/1089447.html

DECEMBER MEETING

Our December book was A Cedar Cove Christmas by Debbie Macomber. I think we all enjoyed the book, but it was a little too predictable and simple. Not that we think we are trying to read intellectual books by any means, but this was not one of our favorite books. I think the consensus was that it was a little cheesy with the Wyse men!

We are still searching for a good mystery to read, but haven't decided on that one yet.

So put this one on your Christmas list ... for our January book we decided on a fiction book titled "Domestic Affairs." The author is Eileen Goudge. Here is a video clip by the author. http://www.domesticaffairsbook.com/video.html I think we will enjoy reading this one! Let's start now so that we aren't sitting in the parking lot finishing it on on January 6th ... our first meeting in 2009!

NOVEMBER MEETING

Here we are at the November book club meeting. Apparently I forgot to post it after the meeting and several people commented that they looked for it! I'm happy to hear that people are reading the blog.

We read The Necklace and really enjoyed it! We had a great meeting and discussion about it. I think everyone really enjoys reading nonfiction books.

OCTOBER MEETING

It was a smaller group for the October meeting than we've had in the past. I think that may have been due to the fact hat no one really was enjoying reading Songs Without Words. In fact, not ONE person had finished it yet! We actually assigned two of our members to finish it and report back to us at the November meeting on how the book ends.

So that brings us to the November meeting ... VERY IMPORTANT ... we are meeting on Monday, November 3rd (due to Tuesday being Election Day.) I will email you all a reminder on the previous Sunday to remind you to meet on Monday.

And .... since there was a little confusion about which book to read for October... We are reading for November "The Necklace" by Cheryl Jarvis. I have finished it (as have several others due to the confusion!) I think you all are REALLY going to enjoy this one! We will have a lot to talk about ... you might even see yourself in one of the characters in this book! It is a perfect book for a lively discussion.

So as your "leader" ... I officially apologize for the confusion last month! I will try and be better about posting (I said try)!

The weather is turning cool ... so let's all relax and curl up with a good book ("The Necklace") and get ready for a great discussion and a fun get-together for November!

OCTOBER AND NOVEMBER BOOKS

Here is the BOOK we are reading for October. The title is Songs Without Words by Ann Packer.

Synopsis: Liz and Sarabeth were girlhood neighbors in the suburbs of Northern California, brought as close as sisters by the suicide of Sarabeth's mother. In the decades that followed, their relationship remained a source of continuity and strength. But when Liz's adolescent daughter enters dangerous waters, the women's friendship takes a devastating turn, forcing Liz and Sarabeth to question their most deeply held beliefs about their connection.

AND FOR NOVEMBER
(possibly Monday instead of Tuesday because of Election Day)

Synopsis: When a group of thirteen middle-aged women friends decides to buy and share a $37,000 diamond necklace, they learn more than they ever thought possible about themselves, friendship, and the power of possibility.

We had originally voted to read "The Necklace" for October and "Songs Without Words" for November, but after checking further realized that The Necklace isn't available until September 9th. Since it may be a little hard to find it ... I made an executive decision ... so let's just switch them around ...

So for the October 7th meeting read "Songs Without Words"
November book is "The Necklace"

And we will vote at the October meeting about changing our first Tuesday in November to Monday or Wednesday, since the first Tuesday in November is Election Day!!

Please feel free to email me during the month so that I can post comments more often on the blog! tfett@sbcglobal.net .... or comment on the blog and I will post for you!

If you need any help getting either book, I thought it might be a good idea to go on Amazon and order a group of them ... is anyone interested in that? Check it out if you get a chance and let me know.

SEPTEMBER MEETING

Here is our fabulous September group! I think this might have been one of our best discussions ... or are we just getting really good at this??? We had a few new people that had so much to add ... please feel free, everyone, to keep bringing friends!

I will post about our next month book selection in my next post. We have a little problem with our selection ... so I will be making an executive decision. I have to check something for sure ... so check back shortly.