Our New Read

Lisa has picked our book for September.  WE will be reading The Distance Between Us: A Memoir by Reyna Grande. Here is a summary of what it is about:

Reyna Grande vividly brings to life her tumultuous early years in this story of a childhood spent torn between two parents and two countries. As her parents make the dangerous trek across the Mexican border to “El Otro Lado” (The Other Side) in pursuit of the American dream, Reyna and her siblings are forced into the already overburdened household of their stern grandmother. When their mother at last returns, Reyna prepares for her own journey to “El Otro Lado” to live with the man who has haunted her imagination for years, her long-absent father.

So, borrow a copy from the library, borrow it from a friend, or if you feel like you would like to own this you can grab a copy online.  Happy reading!

Our New Read

Alecia has picked our book for next month, we will be reading The Language of Flowers by Vanessa Diffenbaugh. Here is a snippet of what it is about:

The Victorian language of flowers was used to convey romantic expressions: honeysuckle for devotion, asters for patience, and red roses for love. But for Victoria Jones, it’s been more useful in communicating mistrust and solitude. After a childhood spent in the foster-care system, she is unable to get close to anybody, and her only connection to the world is through flowers and their meanings. Now eighteen and emancipated from the system with nowhere to go, Victoria realizes she has a gift for helping others through the flowers she chooses for them. But an unexpected encounter with a mysterious stranger has her questioning what’s been missing in her life. And when she’s forced to confront a painful secret from her past, she must decide whether it’s worth risking everything for a second chance at happiness.

So pick up a copy from the local library, borrow it from a friend, or if you feel you want to add this to your own personal library you can find it on Amazon. happy reading!

Good books!

Hi Book Club friends!

I have read some fun books lately that were interesting and different and I thought I would pass this list along to those of you who are headed to the beach or something and need a stack of good books to read!  First is Language of Flowers, which Liz will post on here as our new read for August 26th.   But here are a few others:

1.  Mr. Penumbra's 24-hour Bookstore.  This is slightly mysterious and nerdy but totally fun.

2.  The Elegance of  a Hedgehog.  This one is a little different but it is French and Dari, you won't like the ending, but it was thought-provoking and a unique story and about people and how they interact.

3.  The Night Circus.  This is magical and romantic and mysterious too.

4.  The Constant Princess.  This is about Katherine of Aragon being married to Henry VIII.  I love all of Phillipa Gregory books but this one is my favorite.  Just good old fashion royal English historical fiction and I love it.

5.  Hannah Swensen books by Joanne Fluke.  These are all very fluffy murder mystery books and the main character owns a bakery so the are also filled with recipes.  Great beach books!

6.  The Silent Governess.  Just a light read that was interesting and again, a bit mysterious.

Our New Read

Sarah has picked our book for July.  We will be reading The Fault In Our Stars by John Green.  Here is a little of what it is about:

At 16, Hazel Grace Lancaster, a three-year stage IV–cancer survivor, is clinically depressed. To help her deal with this, her doctor sends her to a weekly support group where she meets Augustus Waters, a fellow cancer survivor, and the two fall in love. Both kids are preternaturally intelligent, and Hazel is fascinated with a novel about cancer called An Imperial Affliction. Most particularly, she longs to know what happened to its characters after an ambiguous ending. To find out, the enterprising Augustus makes it possible for them to travel to Amsterdam, where Imperial’s author, an expatriate American, lives. What happens when they meet him must be left to readers to discover. Suffice it to say, it is significant.

So pick up a copy at the library, borrow it from a friend, or if you feel like this is a book you want to add to your personal library go ahead and purchase it.  Happy reading, Ladies!

Our New Read

Debby has picked our book for May.  We will be reading The Book Thief by Markus Zusak.  Here is a synopsis:

It is 1939. Nazi Germany. The country is holding its breath. Death has never been busier, and will become busier still.

Liesel Meminger is a foster girl living outside of Munich, who scratches out a meager existence for herself by stealing when she encounters something she can’t resist–books. With the help of her accordion-playing foster father, she learns to read and shares her stolen books with her neighbors during bombing raids as well as with the Jewish man hidden in her basement.

So pick up a copy from the Library, borrow it from a friend or if you want to add it to your personal library you can purchase it on Amazon.  Happy reading ladies! 

Our New Read!

I have picked the book for April.  We will be reading Warbreaker by Brandon Sanderson.  Here is what it is about:

Warbreaker is the story of two sisters, who happen to be princesses, the God King one of them has to marry, the lesser god who doesn’t like his job, and the immortal who’s still trying to undo the mistakes he made hundreds of years ago.

Their world is one in which those who die in glory return as gods to live confined to a pantheon in Hallandren’s capital city and where a power known as BioChromatic magic is based on an essence known as breath that can only be collected one unit at a time from individual people.

By using breath and drawing upon the color in everyday objects, all manner of miracles and mischief can be accomplished. It will take considerable quantities of each to resolve all the challenges facing Vivenna and Siri, princesses of Idris; Susebron the God King; Lightsong, reluctant god of  bravery, and mysterious Vasher, the Warbreaker.

So, pick up a copy at the local library, borrow it from a friend, or if you think this might be something you would like to own you can snag a copy of it on Amazon.  Happy reading ladies! 

Our New Read

Dari has picked our book for January (we are not meeting in December b/c it is a busy month for everyone).  The book we will be reading and discussing in January is My Story by Elizabeth Smart.  Here is a little of what it is about:

For the first time, ten years after her abduction from her Salt Lake City bedroom, Elizabeth Smart reveals how she survived and the secret to forging a new life in the wake of a brutal crime

On June 5, 2002, fourteen-year-old Elizabeth Smart, the daughter of a close-knit Mormon family, was taken from her home in the middle of the night by religious fanatic, Brian David Mitchell and his wife, Wanda Barzee. She was kept chained, dressed in disguise, repeatedly raped, and told she and her family would be killed if she tried to escape. After her rescue on March 12, 2003, she rejoined her family and worked to pick up the pieces of her life.

Now for the first time, in her memoir, MY STORY, she tells of the constant fear she endured every hour, her courageous determination to maintain hope, and how she devised a plan to manipulate her captors and convinced them to return to Utah, where she was rescued minutes after arriving.  Smart explains how her faith helped her stay sane in the midst of a nightmare and how she found the strength to confront her captors at their trial and see that justice was served.

In the nine years after her rescue, Smart transformed from victim to advocate, traveling the country and working to educate, inspire and foster change. She has created a foundation to help prevent crimes against children and is a frequent public speaker. In  2012, she married Matthew Gilmour, whom she met doing mission work in Paris for her church, in a fairy tale wedding that made the cover of People magazine.


So, pick up a copy from the library, borrow it from a friend, or if you think you may want to own it, purchase yourself a copy.  Happy reading my lovely ladies!