March in February
Hello,
We missed all who were not able to attend on Wednesday for book club. Overall, everyone seemed to have liked the book and Jill in particular said it was her favorite book club book so far!
We all agreed that the book was beautifully written… at times we felt like we were reading poetry! The history aspect of the book was woven in gracefully and did not dominate the entire story (otherwise Vivian would have probably stopped reading =). The characters were deep and real, Grace in particular seemed to be the favorite with her endurance, intelligence and sophistication.
We talked about everything from slavery issues, feelings about war and racism, characters in the book and moral decision making... what would we have done in the situation??
This was of course in addition to feasting on tapas and wine=). We celebrated Vivian's birthday as well with creme brulée, soufflé and banana fritters!
Next month’s book is Fried Green tomatoes… which will be an adventure in itself! Thanks for all of you who were able to come and we’ll see everyone else in March.
Happy reading!!
