About three babies and a book

Traditional horimono

It was a marvelous evening at Jan's house, sharing the stories of the births that made first-time grandmothers of three of us.  Understandably the talk about the book was a secondary priority in the circumstances.  Still, the beautifully crafted Garden of Evening Mists also deserved and won some of our attention.  Thank you to Jan for a perfect evening.  See cheesecake recipe above.

We made some plans for future evenings.  On December 1st we will be at Lynda's and the book we settled on last night is Remember Me Like This by Bret Anthony Johnston.
On January 5th book club will be at my house (Marian) and the book will be All Our Names by by Dinaw Mengestu. 
On February 15th we'll meet at Maureen's to talk about Do Not Say We Have Nothing by Madeleine Thien.
We decided to meet at Susan's in March but the book and the precise date are up for grabs.

Books that were mentioned last night:

• The Night Stages by Jane Urquart
• Nujeen by Nujeen Mustafa and Christina Lamb
• The Heart Goes Last by Margaret Atwood
• Slaughterhouse-Five by Kurt Vonnegut 
• The Flame Throwers by Rachel Kushner
• Dogs at the Perimeter by Madeleine Thien
• The Sellout by Paul Beatty  
• All the Birds Singing by Evie Wyld

Recommended on Netflix: The 13th

Below, plucky Nujeen Mustafa on her way to Germany.