November Read, Christmas Cheer and an Afternoon of Delight !

Hi All

Mainly for Ruthie who wasn’t with us on Sunday, and for those of you who follow and read vicariously.  Next month’s book is, The Visionist by Rachel Urquhart.  The GoodReads book summary i have sheepishly copied and pasted below, yet i openly declare this as i wish to take no credit for this summary.


"15-year-old Polly Kimball sets fire to the family farm, killing her abusive father. She and her young brother find shelter in a Massachusetts Shaker community called The City of Hope. It is the Era of Manifestations, when young girls in Shaker enclaves all across the Northeast are experiencing extraordinary mystical visions, earning them the honorific of "Visionist" and bringing renown to their settlements.  The City of Hope has not yet been blessed with a Visionist, but that changes when Polly arrives and is unexpectedly exalted. As she struggles to keep her dark secrets concealed in the face of increasing scrutiny, Polly finds herself in a life-changing friendship with a young Shaker sister named Charity, a girl who will stake everything--including her faith--on Polly's honesty and purity.”   (Ref: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/17841897-the-visionist )

And to top it off - we committed to read a short story about Xmas

This has got to be a great read for us all, harkening back to childhood times.

 (thanks Jen for the suggestion).

So our second book is, “How the Grinch Who Stole Xmas” by Dr Seuss.  

October's Book : The Light Between Oceans

Hi Book Lovers,

It is agreed our next book is, The Light Between Oceans by M.L. Stedman. It has interesting reviews on GoodReads and their is an ABC Tuesday Bookclub podcast available online if you are interested.

Next meeting date is Sunday 26th October and we have agreed to head over to Woolloongabba and stop by Moose & Gibson. An 8am start.

Lily is joining us and remember our agreement to read Flora and Ulysses to promote Lily's interest in starting her very own Bookclub!

Both books are available from the BCC library. Get online now and place a hold!!

Reading is a pleasure best enjoyed when you surrender to the pages and forget all else that has. The potential to distract you 📖📗📔📙☕️
Ven-nice

Bookclub this Coming Sunday

Hi Ladies

Just a reminder it is book club this Sunday. Meeting at Shouk Paddington 8am.
Hope you have all had a chance to read the book - it was a very sweet read.

Also if anyone has been able to problem solve Robyn Fleming's dilemma she will be forever in your debt!

Got the Same Memory.....Help

With Robyn now.....Rob says you are both having the same brain problems! She is glad she is not imagining the combination of plots!!!! It is the other one.... what is it????? Did you like Michelle de Krester, Rob really did!

Robyn has a book question....

Hi book lovers,
Can anyone please recall books that end with Boxing Day tsunami? Please don't spoil it for others but I recently read one and am trying to recall another and it's hurting my brain!
I hope you are all well
Happy reading
Robyn

An unexpected plot

Ok just finished the book. Very unexpected plot and twist... a few tears and from my perspective an awkward ending! Looking forward to hearing your view!

Reading this month's Book

Enjoying a Sunday morning read in the sun! Hope you all have gotten the book to start your reading!

May Book - Cloud Atlas by David Mitchell

Our next book is by a favourite author of mine, David Mitchell.  Mitchell writes with such an intricate eloquence. His characters are complex and yet he handles the narrative with strength and delicacy weaving a web that catches you like the fly in the spider's web.  This book is so very different from Black Swan Green which some of us read a few years ago - and it differs considerably from our last few reads.  I hope it captures our imaginations, entices great conversation and transports you so that you don't want to put it down.

Here is a link to a review by AS Byatt from the Guardian, if you want to know a little more

http://www.theguardian.com/books/2004/mar/06/fiction.asbyatt 

NEXT MEETING

Date  : 22nd June 

Time :  3pm

Venue :   Little Brew, 131 Latrobe Tce, Paddington.  http://littlebrew.com.au 

Book is available from Amazon Kindle for less than $12 and Brisbane City Council Libraries have copies 

Get reading and see you all on the 22nd June