Laurie's Book Suggestions

Laurie's sister is in a book club and she has suggested the following books:

Finding Dorothy by Elizabeth Letts (real life of the wife of the author of the Wizard of Oz) 

Before We Were Yours by Lisa Wingate (I think we already did this one....I know I have read it)

Then Sings My Soul by Jelene Kirkland (a local St. George author it's kind of like the book  "Educated")

Along the Broken Bay by Flora J Solmon  (World War ll book)

Christmas Bells by Jennifer Chiaverini (events that lead to the writing of  the song "I Heard the Bells on Christmas Day") 

The Deepest Waters and The Discovery both by Dan Walsh (a favorite author) 

The Memory House and The Love Letter both by Rachel Hauck (another favorite author)

The Only Woman in the Room by Marie Benedict (true story of woman who helped create the cell phone) 

The Girl Who Wrote Silk by Kellie Estes (true story that takes place in Seattle area) 

The last one was suggested by Carolee also.  Please comment if you have read any of these and your thoughts about it.

Book club is taking a sabbatical...

It's been a great ride, ladies!  Happy 2020 and beyond!

2019 Schedule plus recommendations

February 21 - Celeste - The Forest Lover by Susan Vreeland

March 21 - Bonnie - The Great Divorce by C. S. Lewis

April 18 - Judy - Author Mary Daheim, any of the bed and breakfast series books

May 16 - Pam - The Good Neighbor, The Life and Work of Fred Rogers by Maxwell King



September 19 - Jolene - Bring a favorite or recent book to share
     Books we shared:  China Road by Rob Gifford; King Solomon’s Mines; Quilts of Lancaster County by Barbara Cameron; 3 Christian Book Series by Robert Whitlow:  Higher Hope; Deeper Water, and Greater Love.  Plus Bonnie’s and Carolee’s choices below for 2020.

October 17 - Sharon - Tip of the Iceberg by Mark Adams

November 21 - Kristen - The War That Saved My Life by Kimberly Brubaker Bradley

Suggestions:
Read books listed below and then watch the movie: The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen

  King Solomon’s Mines by H.R. Haggard, or other books with protagonist Allan Quartermain

Tom Sawyer by Mark Twain

The Invisible Man by H.G. Wells

 Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde by Robert Louis Stevenson

 Dracula by Bram Stoker’s 

The Picture of Dorian Gray by Oscar Wilde

20,000 Leagues Under the Sea by Jules Verne

A hunter, a scientist, a vampire, an invisible man, an immortal, a spy, a beast.  Hmmm, which is it?

Bonnie - Where the Crawdads Sing by Deliah Owens

Carolee - The Girl Who Wrote in Silk by Kelli Estes

(If you have read any of the books below and want to talk about them, please make a comment)
Recommended by:
Celeste - Discovering the Word of Wisdom by Jan Birch
Celeste - Shut Your Monkey by Danny Gregory
Celeste - Country Diary of an Edwardian Lady by Edith Holden
Laurie's sister - The Pattern Artist by Nancy Moser
Laurie's sister - Into the Whirlwind by Elizabeth Camden
Laurie's sister - The Invention of Wings by Sue Monk Kidd
Bonnie and Julie - The Great Alone by Kristen Hannah
Pam - Tidying Up by Marie Kondo
Bitsy - God Does Not Write With a Pen by Christi Lynn Pauline
Sharon - Running for my Life by Lopez Lomong
Sharon - The Key is Love, My Mother's Wisdom by Marie Osmond
Judy - Mary Daheim's Alpine book series
Judy - JoAnn Fluke's murder mysteries (Raspberry Danish Murder)
Judy - No. 1 Ladies Detective Agency by Alexander McCall Smith
Renee - The 100-Year-Old Man who Climbed Out the Window and Disappeared by Jonas Jonasson
Renee - The Other Side of the Bridge by Camron Wright
Renee - The Tattooist of Auschwitz by Heather Morris
Renee - The Ghost Writer by Alessandra Torre
Renee - The Orphan's Tale by Pam Jenoff

2018 Book Club Schedule

3rd Thursday at 7:30 PM unless otherwise notified in the reminder email...

18 January 2018 - Bonnie host - The Bookshop on the Corner by Jenny Colgan

15 February 2018 - Julie host - The Nightingale by Kristen Hannah

15 March 2018 - Lois host - Before We were Yours by Lisa Wingate

19 April 2018 - Kristen host -The Hired Girl by Laura Amy Schlitz

17 May 2018 - Laurie host - Educated, a Memoir by Tara Westover
                            and/or      -The Tuscan Child by Rhys Bowen

21 June 2018

19 July 2018

16 August 2018

20 September 2018 - Maureen host - The Silver Music Box by Mina Baites

18 October 2018 - Sharon host - Wonder by R J Palacio

15 November 2018 - Celeste host -Fire Road by Kim Phuc

2017 Book Club Calendar

January 19 - Julie's house/Michele's book:  The Wright Brothers by David McCullough or you can read another book by the same author.

February 23 (date changed by Maureen) - Maureen host:  The Sound of Language by Amulya Malladi.

The library has a few copies. Also on Amazon for $3.50 or Kindle. 

It is about a Afghan refugee family in Denmark. How they are accepted and not accepted. Prejudices and life trying to acclimate to a new country.  It is a simple read! I thought with the push in helping refugees at this time, it would be a good read.

March 16 - Bonnie host - Lion by Saroo Brierley  (Not available in library.  You can buy on Amazon new and used).

April 20 - Judy host - "When I Found You" by Catherine Ryan Hyde. There are seven copies in the system and you can get it in ebook form. 

May 18 - Pam host - The Zookeeper's Wife by Diane Ackerman.  Buy it for your Kindle or used on half.com or Amazon or also available at Costco.  Library has some, but they have a few holds.

No summer meetings scheduled...

September 21 - Kristen host - From This Moment by Elizabeth Camden

October 19 - Sharon host - I'll Push You, brand new. Idaho authors. There will be a one night showing November 2nd at Edwards 21 of documentary based on book. It would be fun for our book group to see it together with our spouses. The authors were interviewed on PBS Channel 4 awhile back, and had a book signing at Barnes & Noble which Scott and I attended. We have both read the book too. Amazing memoir by Patrick Gray and Justin Skeesuck!

November 16 - Jolene host - An Invisible Thread by Laura Schroff

2016 Meeting Schedule

January 21 - Jolene will host.  The book is:  The lemon tree : an Arab, a Jew, and the heart of the Middle East by Sandy Tolan.  There are 2 copies in the library system.  I ordered one from half.com and there are several on Amazon.com.

February 18 - Pam will host.  Read any book by Agatha Christie.  There are many available at the library.  We will watch “The Mystery of Agatha Christie” the evening of book club.  It is a PBS documentary on her life.  

March 17 - Bonnie will host.  A Man Called Ove by Fredrik Backman

April 21 - Kristen will host.  Ross Poldark (first book in the Poldark series) by Winston Graham

May 19 - Cancelled.

June 16 -Julie will host.  Read anything by D. E. Stevenson  (Dorothy Emily)

July 21 -

August 18 -

September 15 -

October 20 - Laurie will host.  Life in a Jar (The Irena Sendler Project) by Jack Mayer

November 17 - Lois is hosting and chose the first book of a trilogy by Susan Branch, The Fairy Tale Girl.  If you are unable to get a copy of that book, you can read any book by Susan Branch and we will discuss the author and her style.  Here is a link to her books:   Susan Branch books

2015 Book Club

We changed our meeting time to 7:30 PM from now on, still on the 3rd Thursday.

January 15, 2015 - Hostess Michele - Author Carla Kelly - Either book:  Borrowed Light or Enduring Light or another book by her.  There is more than one Carla Kelly, so check for the above titles.  (I read Safe Passage.)

February 19 - Hostess Lois - The Aviator's Wife by Melanie Benjamin

March 19 - Hostess Jolene - anything by Georgette Heyer
A friend gave me about 20 books by Georgette Heyer that I will bring to the February meeting.  You can borrow, read and trade them!
(If you like romance/historical read from this list:
  http://www.georgette-heyer.com/general.html
If you like mystery, read from this list:
  http://www.georgette-heyer.com/mysteries.html)

April 16 - Hostess Bonnie - Swans are Fat Too by Michelle Granas

May 21 - Hostess Jennifer - All the Light We Cannot See by Anthony Doerr
The setting is France and Germany prior to and during WWII. It has 3 story lines that jump back and forth in time so the easiest way to read it is straight through without too many breaks so you don't lose the thread. That wasn't hard for me to do because the stories are compelling and the writing is beautiful.

Cancelled!!! Jean is serving a mission and not available for book club for several months!  (June 18 - Hostess Jean - 80 Days by Matthew Goodman)

July 16 - Hostess Lisa - The Book Thief by Markus Zusak.

August 20

September 17 - Hostess Laurie - The Midwife's Revolt by Jodi Daynard

October 15 - Hostess Kristen - "A Higher Call" by Larry Alexander and Adam Makos

November 19 - Hostess Maureen  MOLOKA'I by Alan Brennert