Review submitted by Lori:
On Sunday, April 27th, we met at Diane's and discussed The
Dovekeepers. Our feelings about the book ranged from "liked it" to
"LOVED IT!", there were no dissenters among us. Judy led a spirited
discussion (her copy FULL of even more sticky tabs than usual),
Marilyn had researched the history of Masada with many interesting
insights, and one fun discussion (of many) revolved around who our
favorite character was of the voices featured in the book.
Diane's house provided a great venue, as always. We enjoyed her view,
got to see her neighbor make faces at us as we drove in, and were
reminded of the reason this is called "mud season" in NH as one car
got stuck in mud (that looked deceptively like a normal road shoulder)
when trying to park on the side of the road. It was a bit bittersweet
because this may be the last time we meet here. Diane plans to move to
a new house by the end of the year, and may have moved by the next
time her turn to host comes around. We had a big treat in seeing
Patricia (we miss Patricia when she is in North Carolina, and are sad
that she's selling her condo in NH)! We also had a small surprise
belated birthday celebration for Ann F. who turned 70 in March,
complete with a fantastic cake baked by Mary Jo. So, in addition to
having a great discussion about a book we all enjoyed, our always fun
social time was made even more special by Ann's birthday, and
Patricia's presence.
The book chosen for the meeting in June 2014 is "Book of Ages: The
Life and Opinions of Jane Franklin" by Jill Lepore.
The next meeting is planned for Sunday, May 25th (Memorial Day weekend). Book to be discussed is "Lowland". Joy has volunteered to host the meeting at her home. She also is planning to sell her house...so it may be our last time there.
As always, we missed those of you that couldn't make it, and are
looking forward to the summer months when our Florida contingent
returns.
On Sunday, April 27th, we met at Diane's and discussed The
Dovekeepers. Our feelings about the book ranged from "liked it" to
"LOVED IT!", there were no dissenters among us. Judy led a spirited
discussion (her copy FULL of even more sticky tabs than usual),
Marilyn had researched the history of Masada with many interesting
insights, and one fun discussion (of many) revolved around who our
favorite character was of the voices featured in the book.
Diane's house provided a great venue, as always. We enjoyed her view,
got to see her neighbor make faces at us as we drove in, and were
reminded of the reason this is called "mud season" in NH as one car
got stuck in mud (that looked deceptively like a normal road shoulder)
when trying to park on the side of the road. It was a bit bittersweet
because this may be the last time we meet here. Diane plans to move to
a new house by the end of the year, and may have moved by the next
time her turn to host comes around. We had a big treat in seeing
Patricia (we miss Patricia when she is in North Carolina, and are sad
that she's selling her condo in NH)! We also had a small surprise
belated birthday celebration for Ann F. who turned 70 in March,
complete with a fantastic cake baked by Mary Jo. So, in addition to
having a great discussion about a book we all enjoyed, our always fun
social time was made even more special by Ann's birthday, and
Patricia's presence.
The book chosen for the meeting in June 2014 is "Book of Ages: The
Life and Opinions of Jane Franklin" by Jill Lepore.
The next meeting is planned for Sunday, May 25th (Memorial Day weekend). Book to be discussed is "Lowland". Joy has volunteered to host the meeting at her home. She also is planning to sell her house...so it may be our last time there.
As always, we missed those of you that couldn't make it, and are
looking forward to the summer months when our Florida contingent
returns.
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