Book Club ROTATION

Welcome new members Ann and Sue!

ROTATION:

 Amy 

Sharee

Patty 

Ann

Sue

Amy's Choice: "The Last House on the Street," by Diane Chamberlain

Amy's Choice:  "The Last House on the Street," by Diane Chamberlain

Noon, Saturday February 4

Site: Cracker Barrel in West Valley City

A community's past sins rise to the surface in New York Times bestselling author Diane Chamberlain's The Last House on the Street when two women, a generation apart, find themselves bound by tragedy and an unsolved, decades-old mystery. 1965 Growing up in the well-to-do town of Round Hill, North Carolina, Ellie Hockley was raised to be a certain type of proper Southern lady. Enrolled in college and all but engaged to a bank manager, Ellie isn't as committed to her expected future as her family believes. She's chosen to spend her summer break as a volunteer helping to register black voters. But as Ellie follows her ideals fighting for the civil rights of the marginalized, her scandalized parents scorn her efforts, and her neighbors reveal their prejudices. And when she loses her heart to a fellow volunteer, Ellie discovers the frightening true nature of the people living in Round Hill. 2010 Architect Kayla Carter and her husband designed a beautiful house for themselves in Round Hill's new development, Shadow Ridge Estates. It was supposed to be a home where they could raise their three-year-old daughter and grow old together. Instead, it's the place where Kayla's husband died in an accident--a fact known to a mysterious woman who warns Kayla against moving in. The woods and lake behind the property are reputed to be haunted, and the new home has been targeted by vandals leaving threatening notes. And Kayla's neighbor Ellie Hockley is harboring long buried secrets about the dark history of the land where her house was built. Two women. Two stories. Both on a collision course with the truth--no matter what that truth may bring to light--in Diane Chamberlain's riveting, powerful novel about the search for justice.

 

BOOK CLUB!

 

Some inspirational writing from a Book Club old-timer, Ivan Valdivia. This popped up on my Facebook Feed from 10 years ago:

Courtesy of my friend Ivan, an excellent photographer. He shot this up at Brighton Ski Resort:

"They are light and colorful, they seem fragile and weak, but they travel long distances and weather strong winds without breaking. Their secret seems to be that they work WITH the wind instead of AGAINST it. Maybe there is a lesson there somewhere for all of us." -- Ivan Valdivia

 

 

Patty's Pick: "The Magic of Lemon Drop Pie," by Rachel Linden

 Patty's Pick: "The Magic of Lemon Drop Pie," by Rachel Linden, with bonus book "Wish You Were Here," by Jodi Picoult

11 a.m., Saturday November 5

Site: Marie Callender's in Holladay

 We forgot to take photos of the LEMON PIE! It was delicious! :) I hope everyone liked their Bath and Body Works "Kitchen Lemon" foamed hand soap!

 

Lolly Blanchard's life only seems to give her lemons. Ten years ago, after her mother’s tragic death, she broke up with her first love and abandoned her dream of opening a restaurant in order to keep her family’s struggling Seattle diner afloat and care for her younger sister and grieving father. Now, a decade later, she dutifully whips up the diner’s famous lemon meringue pies each morning while still pining for all she's lost.  
 
As Lolly’s thirty-third birthday approaches, her quirky great-aunt gives her a mysterious gift—three lemon drops, each of which allows her to live a single day in a life that might have been hers. What if her mom hadn’t passed away? What if she had opened her own restaurant in England? What if she hadn’t broken up with the only man she's ever loved? Surprising and empowering, each experience helps Lolly let go of her regrets and realize the key to transforming her life lies not in redoing her past but in having the courage to embrace her present.

Writers on Vacation

 

Sharee's Choice: "The Woman in Cabin 10," by Ruth Ware

 

Sharee's Choice:

 

"The Woman in Cabin 10," by Ruth Ware;

PLUS optional bonus book!

"The Lincoln Highway," by Amor Towles

 

Date: 1 p.m., Saturday, September 10

 

Site: Red Lobster in Murray