Jo hosted our August gathering at her backyard retreat. Storms were a possibility but never materialized and the weather was just perfect for outdoors. If there were any mosquitoes they were discouraged by a little spritz of deet. Thank you Jo for a beautiful evening.
There was no book assigned for August, but we shared what we had been reading.
There was no book assigned for August, but we shared what we had been reading.
- Macbeth by William Shakespeare
Wanda took a course through Oxford Open Learning and recommended the Approaching Shakespeare podcast lectures by Emma Smith. You can subscribe on iTunes. The text for this was The Norton Shakespeare by Steven Greenblatt. - A Disappearance in Damascus by Deborah Campbell
- When We Were Birds by Maria Mutch
- The Optimistic Decade by Heather Abel
- In Every Moment We are Still Alive by Tom Malmquist
- Less by Andrew Sean Greer
- The Girl Who Smiled Beads A Story of War and What Comes After by Clemantine Wamariya
- Brother by David Chariandy (I forgot to mention this wonderful book last night)
- Yo no tengo solidad by Pablo Neruda
Es la noche desamparo
de las sierras hasta el mar.
Pero yo, la que te mece,
¡yo no tengo soledad!
Es el cielo desamparo
si la Luna cae al mar.
Pero yo, la que te estrecha,
¡yo no tengo soledad!
Es el mundo desamparo
y la carne triste va.
Pero yo, la que te oprime,
¡yo no tengo soledad!
- Tonight I Can Write the Saddest Lines
- Hidden Figures by Margot Lee Shetterly
- The Epic of Gilgamesh
- The Ministry of Utmost Happiness by Arundhati Roy
On Thursday, October 25th we will be at Wanda's to talk about Commonwealth by Ann Patchett.
