The Paris Wife

This book provoked quite a bit of conversation, or maybe it was Ernest Hemingway and his larger-than-life persona.   

A reminder that we'll meet at Jane's house next month, on the 30th.  Please be prepared to share a favorite book that evening.

Here are some of the books we talked about:

• The Sun Also Rises by Ernest Hemingway
• For Whom the Bell Tolls by Ernest Hemingway
• A Farewell to Arms by Ernest Hemingway
• A Moveable Feast by Ernest Hemingway
• The Free World by David Bezmozgis
• The Red House by Mark Haddon 

I nearly forgot to say where I get my Costa Rica shade-grown coffee. 

Happy Canada Day!

I think we can all agree that Janice outdid herself in hosting the June dinner meeting, dedicated to Liz Maloney and the London 2012 Olympics.  The whole evening was perfect.  We probably would have stayed way too late, except that some of us had to get up for work the next day.  Thank you Jan!

Our next time will be at my place on July 26th.  For this evening we will be talking about The Paris Wife.   (Please ignore what I had written here before - it was a brain fart! So sorry!)

After that our next evening will be August 30 at Jane's, and for that one we're all bringing a favorite book to share. 

Here are some of the books that came up for discussion:

• The Madonnas of Leningrad by Debra Dean
• Tiger by John Vaillant
• Half the Sky: Turning Oppression into Opportunity for Women Worldwide by Nicholas D.  Kristof
• Coral Glynn by Peter Cameron
• In the Garden of Beasts by Erik Larson
• The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks by Rebecca Skloot
• Birdsong by Sebastian Faulks

Also,  I forgot to mention (and highly recommend) Snowdrops by A.D.Miller, a short novel that takes place in modern Moscow.