The Count of Monte Cristo

We had a great meeting to discuss the Count of Monte Cristo!  Good book, good friends, good eats!

My Name is Asher Lev

November 10

My Name Is Asher Lev is a novel by Chaim Potok about a "Ladover" (a fictional movement based on Chabad-Lubavitch) Hasidic Jewish boy from Brooklyn, Asher Lev, who is a loner with artistic inclinations.
Lev fights with his family and the people of his Hasidic sect for the right and freedom to use his gift, against the tendency of his people to view being an artist as a waste of time. His father is the a very important member of the sect.

The Thirteenth Tale

October 13th

8:30 pm

Julie Smith's House

Vida Winter, allegedly the most famous novelist in England, and quite possibly the world, has never been forthcoming when it comes to her past. Her entire life is a secret, and for fifty years reporters and biographers have attempted to discover the truth. With her health quickly fading, Ms. Winter hires an unknown, bookish biographer, Margaret Lea, to bear witness to the tragic story of the Angelfield family, their eccentric beginnings as well as their demise. Margaret, who has family secrets of her own, must unravel the mysteries of the past in order to reconcile not only Ms. Winter with her ghosts, but also Margaret with hers.

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Speptember - The Memory Keeper's Daughter

We will meet at Fresco (NW Alma School and Queen Creek) for a treat while we discuss this book.  At 8:30 p.m. Monday, September 15.

August - Breaking Dawn

We will be reviewing Breaking Dawn, by Stephenie Meyer, Monday 25 August.  We will meet at Applebee's for a delicious treat at 8:30pm.  Be there or I'll bite you.

Catcher in the Rye and The Host

What: Catcher in the Rye by JD Salinger

and The Host by Stephanie Meyer

When: Monday, 4 August @ 8:30pm

Where: Emily's House

Why:  So we can play Sing Star after we discuss.