Before the storm

Yesterday we met at Lynda's, and the weather kindly assisted by holding back the storm for the afternoon. Today everything is white and white as the world is snowed in or shovelling. Lynda provided us with delicious treats and quiet background music while we talked about Passionate Mothers, Powerful Sons, the lives of Sara Roosevelt and Jenny Churchill and how they influenced the illustrious careers of their famous sons. In our current world of disquiet, book club afternoons are a particularly welcome respite - thank you so much Lynda. 

Next month the book will be The Wren, The Wren by Ann Enright and we will meet at Susan's on Thursday, March 20 at 1 pm. 

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Books of Note: 

• Not Even the Sound of a River by Hélène Dorion
• At a Loss for Words by Carol Off
  
• Health for All by Jane Philpott
• The Maid by Nita Prose
  
• Trespasses by Louise Kennedy
• Long Island by Colm Tóibín
• The End of Men by Christina Sweeney-Baird 

What to Watch: 

• Emilia Perez (Netflix)
• Wicked
• Anora
• The Brutalist
• Inside
  
• Say Nothing (Disney +)
  
• Bad Sisters (Apple TV+)
  
• Press
• Night Agent (Netflix)
  
• Recruit
• Ru (Crave)
  

It's a new year!

It was a brisk January day when we met to talk about In Winter I Get Up at Night by Jane Urquhart. We met at Wanda's with Janice acting as host. Not only did Janice spoil us with tasty treats but she brought along the other Jane who has been missed in recent years. It was pretty special to be together and we marked the occasion by taking pictures. See below. Thank you to both Janice and Wanda for making this happen. Also, what a great book!

We firmed up a plan for the next few months.  In February we will meet at Lynda's to talk about Passionate Mothers, Powerful Sons by Charlotte Gray.  This will be on Wednesday, February 12 at 1 pm.

The following book club date will be Thursday, March 20 and we will meet at Susan's house at 1 pm. The book we have chosen is The Wren, The Wren by Ann Enright. 

What to Read:

• The Colony by Audrey Magee
• The Ninth Hour by Alice McDermott
• On the Ravine by Vincent Lam 
• Every Note Played by Lisa Genova
• Call Them by Their True Names by  Rebecca Solnit
• Disorientation: Being Black in the World by Ian Williams
• Real Ones by Katherena Vermette
• Care Of by Ivan Coyote
• The Wren, the Wren by Ann Enright 
  

What to Watch: 

• The Pradeeps of Pittsburgh - Prime
  
• A Man on the Inside - Netflix
  
• Missing You - Netflix
  
• A Complete Unknown
  
• One Hundred Years of Solitude - Netflix
  
• Slow Horses - Apple TV+
  
• Disclaimer - Apple TV+
  
• My Brilliant Friend - HBO