In a world of imponderables our book club afternoons of friendship and rational conversation are ever more welcome. This time Lynda provided soothing music, comfort food and our choice of red or white. How perfect!
Roman Stories is interested in people and thoughts that are frequently invisible and marginalized. We discussed questions including how different languages shape the expression of our thoughts and why the author left the characters in these stories nameless.
Next month we will be at my house. The book will be My Friends by Hisham Matar. We will meet on Wednesday November 20 at 1 pm.
Books We Mentioned:
- Something Short and Sweet by H.E.Bates
- If on a Winter's Night a Traveler by Italo Calvino
- Alberto Manguel
- The Tiger Claw by Shawna Singh Baldwin
- The Grey Wolf by Louise Penny
- A Darker Domain by Val McDermid
- On the Ravine by Vincent Lam
- Memoirs of Hadrian by Marguerite Yourcenar
What We are Watching:
- Karen Pirie - Britbox
- Ru - Prime
- The Diplomat - Netflix
- Lincoln Lawyer - Netflix
