October Book

Maryanne Wight will be hosting for October, and she has selected to read "Sarah's Key," by Tatiana de Rosnay. Here is a synopsis:


"Paris, July 1942: Sarah, a ten year-old girl, is brutally arrested with her family by the French police in the Vel’ d’Hiv’ roundup, but not before she locks her younger brother in a cupboard in the family's apartment, thinking that she will be back within a few hours.

Paris, May 2002: On Vel’ d’Hiv’s 60th anniversary, journalist Julia Jarmond is asked to write an article about this black day in France's past. Through her contemporary investigation, she stumbles onto a trail of long-hidden family secrets that connect her to Sarah. Julia finds herself compelled to retrace the girl's ordeal, from that terrible term in the Vel d'Hiv', to the camps, and beyond. As she probes into Sarah's past, she begins to question her own place in France, and to reevaluate her marriage and her life.

Tatiana de Rosnay offers us a brilliantly subtle, compelling portrait of France under occupation and reveals the taboos and silence that surround this painful episode."

September Meeting

Thanks to everyone who came to our meeting this month! We met at the Mongolian Grill, and enjoyed deep conversation over heaping plates of noodles. I was so excited to be able to talk about "Mockingjay," and it didn't disappoint! This was such an amazing series of books, and it was wonderful to be able to talk about what we took from it.

Those in attendance were JoLyn Thompson, Caroline Rowe, Audrey Sisco, Carrie Howell, Susie Larson, and myself. Thanks for the great time, Ladies!!!

September Book

Our book for September is "Mockingjay," by Suzanne Collins, the much anticipated conclusion to the "Hunger Games" trilogy. Here is a synopsis:


"Katniss Everdeen, girl on fire, has survived, even though her home has been destroyed. Gale has escaped. Katniss's family is safe. Peeta has been captured by the Capitol. District 13 really does exist. There are rebels. There are new leaders. A revolution is unfolding.


It is by design that Katniss was rescued from the arena in the cruel and haunting Quarter Quell, and it is by design that she has long been part of the revolution without knowing it. District 13 has come out of the shadows and is plotting to overthrow the Capitol. Everyone, it seems, has had a hand in the carefully laid plans -- except Katniss.


The success of the rebellion hinges on Katniss's willingness to be a pawn, to accept responsibility for countless lives, and to change the course of the future of Panem. To do this, she must put aside her feelings of anger and distrust. She must become the rebels' Mockingjay -- no matter what the personal cost. "

August Meeting

Book: "The Cinderella Pact" by Sarah Strohmeyer
Date: Thursday, September 2nd @ 8:30 pm
Location: Audrey Sisco's house

August Book

The book we will be reading for August is "The Cinderella Pact," by Sarah Strohmeyer. I just recently finished it myself and had a lot of fun reading it!

Here is the synopsis:

"Nola Devlin has a secret identity. By day she is an overweight, frumpy, and overlooked editor at Sass! (the "celebrity magazine with an edge!"), but by night she slips behind her keyboard and into her alter-ego: Belinda Apple. Belinda is thin, gorgeous, British and the author of a trendy advice column- she is, in effect, the latest Carrie Bradshaw. Not even Nola's two best friends or her self-absorbed sister (who worships Belinda as the "sister she never had") know her secret.
When "Belinda" jots off a column about how easy it is to lose weight, Nola is shocked when her best friends take her own lies to heart and urge her to follow Belinda's weight loss program. Since Nola can't reveal herself as the real Belinda Apple, she bites the bullet and joins her friends in making the "Cinderella Pact"- a last ditch attempt to lose weight (again!) and transform their lives for good.

But as the pounds come off, things don't turn out the way the three friends expect. Their journey of self-discovery leads to the return of an old love and the unmasking of new problems. Meanwhile, Nola finds herself torn between two different men as she stomps out fires caused by her deception as Belinda Apple and falls in love with the man who just might be her prince - or the rat in coachman's clothing."

The Secret Meeting

Thanks to those who came to our meeting on Thursday night! We watched "The Secret Garden" at my house, and enjoyed way too many goodies for our good!

Those in attendance were Sarah Williams, Audrey Sisco, JoLyn Thompson, Caroline Rowe, and myself.

July's Meeting

Book: "The Secret Garden"
When: Thursday, August 5th at 8:00 pm
Location: Heather's house

We will be meeting this Thursday to watch "The Secret Garden" at my house. Please bring a treat to share!