Diane, Thanks for arranging
the meeting at the Sunset Grille. Food
was great as usual.
Book discussed: Eleanor Oliphant is Completely Fine by Gail Honeyman
Marilyn, sorry you were not
here to lead this discussion. You probably
knew her mother was dead before the rest of us. We knew from hints that there was
a sister who died but believed the mother to be institutionalized. The truth of her early years brings up the
question of nurture vs. nature--could Eleanor have had a mental disorder of
some degree or is it severe depression caused by the events of her childhood?
There was some discussion on mental
illness and abuse but we did not dwell on the bad times. We just loved Eleanor and
found her quirky ways to be wonderful.
Wouldn’t you just once like to speak exactly what you feel instead of
being polite or adhering to social conventions?
It’s easy for some of us to see a little of ourselves in Eleanor. There were some good laughs - OMG that “dip
and rip” bikini wax. It was so good to see her small changes with
the help of Raymond (and his mother). So,
do you think her friendship with Raymond is romantic love or platonic?
Judy submitted suggestions for
May meeting. The book chosen after a 2nd round of voting:
THE LAST DAYS OF DOGTOWN by
Anita Diamant.
Next Meeting: April
29, 2018
Place: Ann
Sevigny’s in Nashua– directions soon
Time: 12
noon
Book for discussion:
THE TEA GIRL OF HUMMINGBIRD LANE
by
Lisa See
NOTES:
We
do not yet have a firm location for May meeting. Our May meeting will be on May 27 (Memorial Day Weekend)
Judy
has volunteered to host June meeting.
Joy
will submit book suggestions for June meeting (vote on at April mtg)
Celia offers her house for
July or August meeting (coming home May 1st)
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