Book Bytes for April



Elegance of the Hedgehog ~ Muriel Barbery ~ Book Club Online ~ April 1st Come join us on April 1 as we begin a challenging, hopefully rewarding discussion of Muriel Barbery's best-selling The Elegance of the Hedgehog. This is the compelling story of Renée Michel, a 54-year-old Paris apartment-building concierge who struggles to hide her self-taught erudition and cultivation from snobby, rich tenants and the precocious 12 year old daughter of one of the tenants, who hides her intelligence from a world she finds meaningless.
The two characters neatly mirror one another in a philosophical tale which changes their lives, and possibly ours, along the way. Everyone is invited! ~ JoanP & Eloise ________________________________________
Team of Rivals by Doris Kearns Goodwin We are continuing for the next two weeks following Lincoln's decisions and his rivals through the troubled days of the Civil War and his administration and death. ~ Ella & PatH ________________________________________
Three Cups of Tea ~ Mortenson & Relin - Coming May 1st Three Cups of Tea, the most extraordinary humanitarian mission of our time. Greg Mortenson, the co-author of this book shares his story of how a mountain climb resulted in a humanitarian effort which has resulted in the construction of about 80 schools in Afghanistan and Pakistan. ~ Andy, JoanK & Pedln ________________________________________
Loving Frank (Frank Lloyd Wright) ~ Nancy Horan ~ May 1st Loving Frank is based on years of solid research that has unearthed letters, diary entries, and newspaper headlines. Rich in period detail, the story is told in Mamah's voice and vividly portrays the conflicts of a woman struggling to reconcile the roles of wife, mother, lover, and intellectual one hundred years ago. Please join us for the May discussion. ~ Ann & Traude ________________________________________
NEWS FLASH! Carol Goodman, award winning author of The Night Villa, will attend our June discussion of her book. If you like mystery mixed with mythology, cultural and religious history and intrigue then this is the story for you.
The novel is a multi layered mystery set in the exploration of an ancient Roman villa. Mrs. Goodman is a former Latin teacher who knows her stuff, and since we met with her in NYC, we know she is an incredibly responsive person. This will be "one for the Books.." Do join us June 1! ________________________________________
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