Saturday, December 12, 2020

The Man in the Wooden Hat by Jane Garda

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When: January 29, 2021
Hostess: Katrin

Acclaimed as Jane Gardam's masterpiece, Old Filth is a lyrical series that recalls the fully lived life of Sir Edward Feathers. The Man in the Wooden Hat is the history of his marriage told from the perspective of his wife, Betty, a character as vivid and enchanting as Filth himself.

They met in Hong Kong after the war. Betty had spent the duration in a Japanese... < Read More

Friday, October 30, 2020

Into the Heart of Life by Jetsuhma Tenzia Palmo


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When: November 27
Hostess: Joanna

The real test of our Buddhist practice happens not on the cushion or in the protected space of retreat, but moment-to-moment in daily life, particularly when we find ourselves in uncomfortable situations. How do we respond? In this book, one of the most respected Western figures of contemporary Buddhism, Jetsunma Tenzin Palmo, offers insights gleaned from more than forty years of engagement with Buddhist practice. Her perspective is vast, with a well-grounded understanding of how the timeless Buddhist teachings apply to the demands and challenges of modern life. < Read more

Tuesday, September 29, 2020

Perfume by Patrick Suskind

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When: October 23
Hostess: Carina

An acclaimed bestseller and international sensation, Patrick Suskind’s classic novel provokes a terrifying examination of what happens when one man’s indulgence in his greatest passion—his sense of smell—leads to murder.

In the slums of eighteenth-century France, the infant Jean-Baptiste Grenouille is born... > Read more

Monday, September 14, 2020

The Monk Who Sold His Ferrari by Robin Sharman

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When: September 25
Hostess: Eva


Now published in over 70 languages, this number one international best seller gently offers answers to life's biggest questions as well as a practical process to help you create prosperity, vitality, happiness and inner peace.

This is the incredible story of Julian Mantle, a superstar lawyer whose out-of-balance lifestyle leads him to a near-fatal heart attack in a packed courtroom. His collapse brings < Read more

Thursday, July 23, 2020

Driving Over Lemons by Chris Stewart


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When: August 28
Hostess: Charlotte

No sooner had Chris Stewart set eyes on El Valero than he handed over a check. Now all he had to do was explain to Ana, his wife that they were the proud owners of an isolated sheep farm in the Alpujarra Mountains in Southern Spain. That was the easy part.

Lush with olive, lemon, and almond groves, the farm lacks a few essentials—running... < Read more

Friday, June 5, 2020

The Liar by Ayalet Gundar-Goscher


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When: June 26
Hostess: Maya

This "brilliant" novel, an Elle Magazine Best Book of the Year about "lying and the lure of fame" (Joan Siber, National Book Critics Circle and PEN/Faulkner award-winning author), reveals how one mistake can have a thousand consequences.

Nofar is an average teenage girl -- so average, in fact, that she's almost invisible. < Read more

Thursday, April 30, 2020

Where The Crawdads Sing by Delia Owens


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When: May 29 ** VIRTUAL MEETING, ZOOM INVITE TO COME**
Hostess: Lucy

For years, rumors of the "Marsh Girl" have haunted Barkley Cove, a quiet town on the North Carolina coast. So in late 1969, when handsome Chase Andrews is found dead, the locals immediately suspect Kya Clark, the so-called Marsh Girl. But Kya is not what they say. Sensitive and intelligent, she has survived for years alone in the marsh that she calls home, finding friends in the gulls and lessons in the sand. Then the time comes when she yearns to be touched and loved... < Read more

Monday, March 16, 2020

This is Going to Hurt by Adam Kay


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When: April 24 ** VIRTUAL MEETING, ZOOM INVITE TO COME**
Hostess: Hazel

In the US edition of this international bestseller, Adam Kay channels Henry Marsh and David Sedaris to tell us the "darkly funny" (The New Yorker) -- and sometimes horrifying -- truth about life and work in a hospital.

Welcome to 97-hour weeks. Welcome to life and death decisions. Welcome to a constant tsunami of bodily fluids. Welcome to earning less than the hospital parking... < Read more


Wednesday, March 11, 2020

Remarkable Creatures by Tracy Chevalier

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When: March* *VIRTUAL MEETING, ZOOM INVITE TO COME**
Hostess: Helen

On the windswept, fossil-strewn beaches of the English coast, poor and uneducated Mary Anning learns that she has a unique gift: "the eye" to spot fossils no one else can see. When she uncovers an unusual fossilized skeleton in the cliffs near her home, she sets the religious community on edge, the townspeople to gossip, and the scientific world alight. After enduring bitter cold, thunderstorms, and landslips, her challenges only grow when she falls in love with an impossible man... < Read more

Friday, February 14, 2020

Hippie by Paul Coelho



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When: February 28
Host: Kevin

A journey to the past. A map for the future.

Drawing on the rich experience of his own life, bestselling author Paulo Coelho relives the dreams of a generation that longed for peace and challenged the established social order... < Read more