Bookish Brunettes

Thank you to everyone that indicated their book interest for May. We'll be reading The Thirteenth Tale: A Novel by Diane Setterfield.

Don't forget that we'll be reading A Simple Plan by Scott Smith for April.

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I have narrowed down my very long list of books-I-wish-I-had-time-to-read to three I think might make for a good book club discussion. Please post your vote as a comment by Monday, March 26th. If you're post-challenged, then send me an email. [I have changed the setting to allow all posts without moderation--so 1) include at least your initials so I know you're not some random person voting and 2) if you see something inappropriate posted let me know so I can delete it.] I'll post the final selection on Tuesday, March 27th.

In no particular order, the books are:


1) The Children's Hospital by Chris Adrian, "one of the most deleriously imaginative writers in America" according to Alan Cheuse, book critic for NPR.

An end of the world story, where the only surivivors are aboard a floating hospital, is narrated by four angels.




2) The Thirteenth Tale: A Novel by Diane Setterfield

"A plain girl gets wrapped up in a dark, haunted ruin of a house, which guards family secrets that are not hers and that she must discover at her peril." from Publishers Weekly




3) Strange Piece of Paradise by Terri Jentz

Terri Jentz returns to the scene where 30 years earlier, during a cross-country bike trip, she and a friend were brutally attacked by an ax-weilding assailant who was never brought to justice.

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