
Book Group
Join us to discuss books in a small group setting. We meet on the fourth Tuesday of the month via Zoom. We check in at 10:45 AM, then start the discussion at 11:00 AM, which lasts for about an hour. We select the books as a group several months in advance, choosing from all genres. The discussion is always stimulating, lively and respectful.
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To join the meeting on Zoom, go to our online calendar by clicking below.
For more information please contact Ann Nelson by clicking the button below.
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Upcoming Books
May: Becoming Madam Secretary, by S. Dray
June: Frozen River, by A. Lawhon
July: No Book Group Meeting
August: Book Selection Meeting
Previously-read Books
The Paris Novel by Ruth Reichl
Long Island by Colm Toibin
God of the Woods by Liz Moore
James by Percival Everett
A Woman of No Importance by Sonia Purnell
North Woods by Daniel Mason
The Whalebone Theatre by Joanna Quinn
Up Home: One Girl's Journey by Ruth J. Simmons
A Memory of Violets by Hazel Gaynor
Song of a Captive Bird by Jasmin Darznik
The Heaven and Earth Grocery Store by James McBride
Fellowship Point by Alice Elliott Dark
Lady Tan's Circle of Women by Lisa See
Hello, Beautiful by Ann Napolitano
The Mountains Sing by Nguyen Phan Que Ma
Facing the Mountain: A True Story of Japanese American Heroes in World War II by Daniel James Brown
Crying in H Mart by Michelle Zauner
The Space Between Us by Thrity Umrigar
Mad Honey by Jennifer Boylen
The Bohemians: A Novel by Jasmin Darznik
Lightning Strike: A Novel by William Krueger
Jack by Marilynne Robinson
How Lucky by Will Leitch
The Girl with the Louding Voice by Abi Dare
The Chancellor: The Remarkable Odessey of Angela Merkel by Kati Marton
Oh William! by Elizabeth Strout
The Last Green Valley by Mark Sullivan
About The Secret Life of Flora Lea
by Patti Callahan Henry
In the war-torn London of 1939, fourteen-year-old Hazel and five-year-old Flora are evacuated to a rural village to escape the horrors of the Second World War. Living with the kind Bridie Aberdeen and her teenage son, Harry, in a charming stone cottage along the River Thames, Hazel fills their days with walks and games to distract her young sister, including one that she creates for her sister and her sister alone—a fairy tale about a magical land, a secret place they can escape to that is all their own.
But the unthinkable happens when young Flora suddenly vanishes while playing near the banks of the river. Shattered, Hazel blames herself for her sister’s disappearance, and she carries that guilt into adulthood as a private burden she feels she deserves.
Twenty years later, Hazel is in London, ready to move on from her job at a cozy rare bookstore to a career at Sotheby’s. With a charming boyfriend and her elegantly timeworn Bloomsbury flat, Hazel’s future seems determined. But her tidy life is turned upside down when she unwraps a package containing an illustrated book called Whisperwood and the River of Stars. Hazel never told a soul about the imaginary world she created just for Flora. Could this book hold the secrets to Flora’s disappearance? Could it be a sign that her beloved sister is still alive after all these years?
As Hazel embarks on a feverish quest, revisiting long-dormant relationships and bravely opening wounds from her past, her career and future hang in the balance. Spellbinding and atmospheric, “this heartrending, captivating tale of family, first love, and fate will sweep you away” (Kristin Harmel, New York Times bestselling author).