Book: Jane Eyre by Charlotte Bronte When: June 25, 2010 @ 7pm Where: Ellie’s House, see Pingg invite for details Synopsis Bronte’s infamous Gothic novel tells the story of orphan Jane, a child of unfortunate circumstances. Raised and treated badly by her aunt and cousins and eventually sent away to…
May 2010
Book: Trail of Crumbs by Kim Sunee When: Friday, May 28th @ 7pm Where: Amanda’s House (see Pingg Invite for address) Synopsis You’ve doubtless heard the expression “Food is love” — but it’s rarely so literally expressed as in Kim Sunée’s memoir. Abandoned by her mother in a Korean marketplace…
April 2010
Book: The Girls from Ames: A Story of Women and Friendship by Jeffrey Zaslow When: Friday, April 30th @ 7pm Where: Beth’s Place (see Pingg Invite for address) Synopsis As children, they formed a special bond, growing up in the small town of Ames, Iowa. As young women, they moved…
March 2010
Book: Reading Lolita in Tehran: A Memoir in Books by Azar Nafisi When: Friday, March 26th @ 7pm Where: Rachel’s Place (see Pingg Invite for address) Synopsis An inspired blend of memoir and literary criticism, Reading Lolita in Tehran is a moving testament to the power of art and its…
February 2010
Book: Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland by Lewis Carroll When: Friday, February 26th @ 7pm Where: Jill’s Place (see Pingg Invite for address) Synopsis Join us as we read one of the most magical concoctions in children’s literature, Lewis Carroll’s tale follows Alice into the upside-down, inside-out world of Wonderland where…
January 2010
Book: The Picture of Dorian Gray by Oscar Wilde When: Friday, January 29th @ 7pm Where: Ellie’s Place (see Pingg Invite for address) Synopsis Since its first publication in 1890, Oscar Wilde’s only novel, The Picture of Dorian Gray, has remained the subject of critical controversy. Acclaimed by some as…
November 2009
Book: Devil in the White City by Erik Larson When: Friday, November 20th @ 7pm Where: Jenn’s House Synopsis From Publishers Weekly Not long after Jack the Ripper haunted the ill-lit streets of 1888 London, H.H. Holmes (born Herman Webster Mudgett) dispatched somewhere between 27 and 200 people, mostly single…
October 2009
Book: The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo by Stieg Larsson When: Friday, October 23rd @ 7pm Where: Beth’s Place Synopses From Publishers Weekly Starred Review. Cases rarely come much colder than the decades-old disappearance of teen heiress Harriet Vanger from her family’s remote island retreat north of Stockholm, nor do…
September 2009
Book: The Zookeeper’s Wife by Diane Ackerman When: Friday, September 25th @ 7pm Where: Ellie’s Place Synopses From Publishers Weekly Starred Review. Ackerman (A Natural History of the Senses) tells the remarkable WWII story of Jan Zabinski, the director of the Warsaw Zoo, and his wife, Antonina, who, with courage…
July 2009
Book: Anthem by Ayn Rand When: Friday, July 31st @ 7pm Where: Shelley’s Place (Buena Vista @ Riata, use #0227 at the gate to call for entry) Synopses Anthem is Ayn Rand’s classic tale of a dark future age of the great “We”—a world that deprives individuals of name, independence,…