Hotel On The Corner Of Bitter and Sweet, by Jamie Ford

June Book Club

I have choosen Hotel On The Corner of Bitter and Sweet for June Book Club. The meeting will be held on Wed, June 30 at 7pm in my home.

Happy Reading
Ambra

The School of Essential Ingredients - May Book

Hi Ladies! I read this little book last summer and devoured it! I hope you will love it too! It's full of some interesting people and lots of YUMMY food! To make the meeting a little more interesting, I'm asking that you all bring an ingredient that is "you," or maybe just an ingredient that you just can't live without in your kitchen.

The meeting will be
Wednesday, May 26 at 7:00 pm

Happy reading!

Book club Hosting!

Hey girls! I finished the hosting list. I know there are some people that aren't on that list as we have so many that have joined..which is AWESOME! I tried to put people on there that have never done it before or haven't in awhile. I know that everyone will get a chance and next year we will have those that didn't get to this time...or if anyone else has any suggestions on how we host???? I think picking them ahead of time worked really well, but if anyone thinks something may work better than please take over! I just hope everyone feels welcome and has a good time. If you haven't hosted and really want to let us know. We can always change it around! Thanks and happy reading!

February Book Club

Hey Girls! February's book is The Alchemist by Paulo Coelho! Here's a book review:

"Paulo Coelho's enchanting novel has inspired a devoted following around the world. This story, dazzling in its simplicity and wisdom, is about an Andalusian shepherd boy named Santiago who travels from his homeland in Spain to the Egyptian desert in search of treasure buried in the Pyramids. Along the way he meets a Gypsy woman, a man who calls himself king, and an Alchemist, all of whom point Santiago in the direction of his quest. No one knows what the treasure is, or if Santiago will be able to surmount the obstacles along the way But what starts out as a journey to find worldly goods turns into a meditation on the treasures found within. Lush, evocative, and deeply humane, the story of Santiago is art eternal testament to the transforming power of our dreams and the importance of listening to our hearts."

I chose this book because I think it has a great message- and it's a quick read- under 200 pages! I have reserved 10 copies through the library- so they will be on hold under my name!! We'll review it on Wednesday, February 24 at 7 p.m. at my house!

October Book Club

This months book is called The Help by Kathryn Stockett. It will be held at Katie Cornia's home...details about the date to follow. Katie and I both have copies that we can pass around as soon as we are done. I know the list is long for it at the library. It is a great book so far. Happy Reading!

Catching Fire

This months book is catching fire. Our meeting will be held at Michelle Taylor's home, October 1st at 7:00pm. She sent out an e-mail with her adress and phone number. If you have any questions you can call her! Hope you all can make it!

AUGUST Book Club

August's book club will be held on August 26th at 7pm at Teresa Whitebread's home (5351 Lightning Peak Dr.)

The book is The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society by Mary Ann Shaffer & Annie Barrows.


Synopsis:
January 1946: London is emerging from the shadow of the Second World War, and writer Juliet Ashton is looking for her next book subject. Who could imagine that she would find it in a letter from a man she's never met, a native of the island of Guernsey, who has come across her name written inside a book by Charles Lamb.

As Juliet and her new correspondent exchange letters, Juliet is drawn into the world of this man and his friends and what a wonderfully eccentric world it is. The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society--born as a spur-of-the-moment alibi when its members were discovered breaking curfew by the Germans occupying their island--boasts a charming, funny, deeply human cast of characters, from pig farmers to phrenologists, literature lovers all.

Juliet begins a remarkable correspondence with the society's members, learning about their island, their taste in books, and the impact the recent German occupation has had on their lives. Captivated by their stories, she sets sail for Guernsey, and what she finds will change her forever.

Written with warmth and humor as a series of letters, this novel is a celebration of the written word in all its guises, and of finding connection in the most surprising ways.