Elizabeth is Missing

What a treat to relax in Wanda's garden on a summer's evening.  Thank you Wanda for providing a wonderful ambience, including candles and a cooling breeze.

I think we were generally impressed with themes we discovered in Elizabeth is Missing, especially since it was a first novel of a young writer.  Here's a video where Emma Healey is interviewed at length about herself and her writing.

We finally came up with a decision about August's book.  We'll be at Jane's on the 18th and we'll be talking about My Name is Lucy Barton by Elizabeth Strout.

Other books we mentioned:

• Cannery Row by John Steinbeck 
• Barkskins by Annie Proulx
• A Secret Music by Susan Doherty Hannaford

Happy Canada Day!

Canada Day eve was excellent with perfect weather.  Thank you to Saara for graciously hosting another wonderful evening.  And today is Canada's birthday!

A reminder that next book club will be held on July 21st at Wanda's.  The book is Elizabeth is Missing by Emma Healey.   In August we'll be at Jane's and let's really try to choose a book before then.

Books we talked about:

• A Fine Balance by Rohinton Mistry
• The Pier Falls and other Stories by Mark Haddon
• Family Life by Akhil Sharma
• My Name is Lucy Barton by Elizabeth Strout
• The Stories by Jane Gardam
• When Breath Becomes Air by Paul Kalanithi
• Us by David Nicholls
• The Noise of Time by Julian Barnes
• Stalin's Daughter by Rosemary Sullivan
• 1Q84 by Haruki Murakami
• The Wind-up Bird Chronicle by Haruki Murakami
• Boys in the Trees: a memoir by Carly Simon

And the buzz on Netflix:

• Broadchurch
• Cuckoo
• Drop Dead Diva
• Dr. Foster
• River
• Scott and Bailey