Blackwater Lightship

We found much to praise in this deeply compassionate book by Colm Toibin.  We were also impressed with the Hallmark video that was quite true to the novel. The whole production was excellent, though we found the music unnecessarily oppressive.

Susan hosted, and as usual it was lovely. Here's the recipe for her lemon tart. You don't need a Meyer lemon - it may be even better with a plain one. Everyone loved it last night. Yum!

We had already planned to talk about The Dutch House by Ann Patchett next month.  We'll meet on Thursday, March 26th at Jane's.

Planning ahead we decided to read Heroes in My Head: a memoir by Judy Rebick. The date will be Thursday, April 23rd and we'll meet at Janice's. 

After that we plan to be at Jo's on Thursday, May 28th to talk about The Long Petal of the Sea by Isabel Allende.

Books we mentioned: 

• Peace and Good Order: the case for indigenous Justice in Canada by Harold R. Johnson
• All the Light we Cannot See by Anthony Doerr
• Transit by Rachel Cusk
• Greenwood by Michael Christie
• Olive, Again by Elizabeth Strout
• The Accomplice by Joseph Kanon
• The Song of Achilles by Madeline Miller
• Catch and Kill by Ronan Farrow
• Talking to Strangers by Malcolm Gladwell

And on film:

• The Long Shot (Netflix)
• Remember 
• Bombshell
• Parasite