Book: The Handmaid’s Tale by Margaret Atwood Where: Ellie’s House When: November 21, 2014 @ 7pm Summary: In the world of the near future, who will control women’s bodies? Offred is a Handmaid in the Republic of Gilead. She may leave the home of the Commander and his wife once a day to walk…
Book: Animal, Vegetable, Miracle by Barbara Kingsolver Where: Jill’s House When: October 24, 2014 @ 7pm Summary: Author Barbara Kingsolver and her family abandoned the industrial-food pipeline to live a rural life—vowing that, for one year, they’d only buy food raised in their own neighborhood, grow it themselves, or learn to live without it. Part memoir, part…
Book: The Giver by Lois Lowry Where: Kristin’s House When: September 26, 2014 @ 7pm Summary: The Giver, the 1994 Newbery Medal winner, has become one of the most influential novels of our time. The haunting story centers on twelve-year-old Jonas, who lives in a seemingly ideal, if colorless, world of conformity and contentment. Not…
Book: Wonder by RJ Palacio Where: Beth’s House When: August 29, 2014 @ 7pm Summary: Wonder is a rare gem of a novel–beautifully written and populated by characters who linger in your memory and heart. August Pullman is a 10-year-old boy who likes Star Wars and Xbox, ordinary except for his jarring facial anomalies. Homeschooled…
Book: The Rosie Project by Graeme Stimsion Where: Alejandra’s House When: July 25, 2014 @ 7pm What: POOL PARTY! Summary: Full of heart and humor, Simsion’s debut novel about a fussy, socially-challenged man’s search for the perfect wife is smart, breezy, quirky, and fun. Sure, it’s the precise equivalent of a well-crafted romantic…
Book: The House Girl by Tara Conklin Where: Ellie’s House When: June 27th, 2014, 7pm Synopsis: The House Girl, the historical fiction debut by Tara Conklin, is an unforgettable story of love, history, and a search for justice, set in modern-day New York and 1852 Virginia. Weaving together the story of an escaped slave…
Book: Quiet: The Power of Introverts in the World that Can’t Stop Talking by Susan Cain Where: Craft Retreat When: May 30th, 2014, 7pm Synopsis: At least one-third of the people we know are introverts. They are the ones who prefer listening to speaking; who innovate and create but dislike self-promotion; who favor working…
Book: Life After Life by Kate Atkinson Where: Allison’s House When: April 25th, 2014, 7pm Synopsis: In a radical departure from her Jackson Brodie mystery series, Atkinson delivers a wildly inventive novel about Ursula Todd, born in 1910 and doomed to die and be reborn over and over again. She drowns,…
Book: I Am Malala by Malala Yousafzai Where: Beth’s House When: March 28th, 2014, 7pm Synopsis: When the Taliban took control of the Swat Valley in Pakistan, one girl spoke out. Malala Yousafzai refused to be silenced and fought for her right to an education. On Tuesday, October 9, 2012,…
Book: Longitude: The True Story of a Lone Genius Who Solved the Greatest Scientific Problem of His Time by Dava Sobel When: Friday, February 28th, 7pm Where: Rachel’s House (see digital invite) Synopsis: Anyone alive in the eighteenth century would have known that “the longitude problem” was the thorniest scientific…