Submitted by Ann S:
Although
it wasn’t a Gazebo day and we didn't do the annual tour of her
beautiful garden (we could still watch the humming birds), it was a
great meeting
at Celia’s. For a pleasant change we were nearly complete
-- missing only Judy and Ann F, and of course Patricia.
As Celia told us before the book was chosen, it was marketed for a younger audience as a romance
novel. Due to the demographics of our
group however, you know we would view assisted suicide as the major topic. Some spoke of
experiences relative to this, which gave others of us a better understanding of
the effect on those personally involved.
Religious restrictions and personal beliefs aside, why is
there a right to choose for abortion but not for assisted suicide?
There were pleasant parts--the love between Lou and Will, her
transformation because of him. And we voiced opinions on Will’s mother, father, Patrick, etc. Celia had the best question: What did the book title “Me Before You”
mean? This brought Interesting suggestions. Then (Joy/Stephanie?) told us there’s a sequel called “After You”, so the title refers to Louisa's life before Will.
Of course we laughed, drank and ate lots. Great food and the seasonal veggie dishes
and salads were wonderful. And Mmmm the Italian
Love cake. Thanks Celia, wonderful
day, hopefully our extended visit didn’t
make you late for your next company.
Next meeting: August 28, 2016
Hostess: Diane
Place: At the Pond near Marilyn’s (rain will move mtg
to Diane’s or Marilyn’s)
Book: The Language of Flowers by Vanessa Diffenbaugh
September Mtg: Claire has volunteered her condo at Bretton
Woods
Book Chosen: The Boys in The Boat by Daniel Jones
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