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Our next book- for January is "Lula Dean's Little Library of Banned Books" by Kristen Miller.
For anyone new to this book club- you are NOT required to read the books; however, we do read and discuss the books- and any other topics that spin off from those discussions. Still optional to read them.
Given our snacks seem to rarely get eaten or only a nibble, you are always welcome to bring a small snack or drink to share, but please do not feel obligated to do so.
If you'd like to be on our recurring invites and have more details, please respond to our evite. https://evite.me/QQ5Sp5hN23
It's time to bring our Game Night back! Do you like playing card games, board games or other interactive games? Come join us up at the Black Horse Run Club House for a fun night of games!
We'll have multiple tables set up with a variety of options including card games (Bridge or Rummy or whatever your card preference), Trivial Pursuit, Code Names, Ransom Notes, Balderdash, and others. Or you can bring your own for the group to try!
Feel free to bring a snack, sweet or drink (beer, wine or non-alcoholic) to share. We'll have a table set up with plates, cups, napkins and any food & drink contributions.
This is a great way to mingle and meet others in our neighborhood! Even if you don't think you're into games, consider giving it a try, you might surprise yourself!
Please forward any agenda items to our business office prior to the meeting.
Hi Ladies,
Our next book- for February is "Crying in H Mart" by Kristen Miller. The synopsis is copied below. For anyone new to this book club- you are NOT required to read the books; however, we do read and discuss the books- and any other topics that spin off from those discussions. Still optional to read them. Given our snacks seem to rarely get eaten or only a nibble, you are always welcome to bring a small snack or drink to share, but please do not feel obligated to do so.
SYNOPSIS "In this exquisite story of family, food, grief, and endurance, Michelle Zauner proves herself far more than a dazzling singer, songwriter, and guitarist. With humor and heart, she tells of growing up one of the few Asian American kids at her school in Eugene, Oregon; of struggling with her mother's particular, high expectations of her; of a painful adolescence; of treasured months spent in her grandmother's tiny apartment in Seoul, where she and her mother would bond, late at night, over heaping plates of food. As she grew up, moving to the East Coast for college, finding work in the restaurant industry, and performing gigs with her fledgling band--and meeting the man who would become her husband--her Koreanness began to feel ever more distant, even as she found the life she wanted to live. It was her mother's diagnosis of terminal cancer, when Michelle was twenty-five, that forced a reckoning with her identity and brought her to reclaim the gifts of taste, language, and history her mother had given her."
Looking forward to seeing everyone and happy reading! Tracey
Our next book- for March is "Cover Girl" by Amy Rossi. The synopsis is copied below. For anyone new to this book club- you are NOT required to read the books; however, we do read and discuss the books- and any other topics that spin off from those discussions. Still optional to read them. Given our snacks seem to rarely get eaten or only a nibble, you are always welcome to bring a small snack or drink to share, but please do not feel obligated to do so.
SYNOPSIS "Birdie Rhodes was only thirteen when legendary modeling agent Harriet Goldman discovered her in a department store and transformed her into one of Harriet’s Girls. What followed felt like the start of something incredible, a chance for shy Birdie to express herself in front of the camera. But two years later, she meets a thirty-one-year-old rock star, and her teenage heart falls hard as he leads her into a new life, despite Harriet's warnings. Then, as abruptly as it began, it’s over, like a lipstick-smeared fever dream. Birdie tries hard to forget that time—starting over in Paris, in the dying embers of the LA punk scene, in Boston at the height of the AIDS crisis. She’s not that person anymore. At least, that’s what she’s been telling herself.
Decades later, Birdie lives a quiet life. She works modest gigs, takes Pilates and mostly keeps to herself. Maybe it’s not the glamor she once envisioned, but it’s peaceful. Comfortable. Then a letter arrives, inviting Birdie to celebrate Harriet’s fifty-year career. Except Birdie hasn’t spoken to her in nearly thirty years—with good reason.
Almost famous, almost destroyed, Birdie can only make her own future if she reckons with her past—the fame, the trauma, the opportunities she gave up for a man who brought her into a life she wasn't ready for. Just like she’s not ready now. But the painful truth waits for nobody. Not even Birdie Rhodes."
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