During our July ZOOM book club gathering this past Tuesday, we discussed our selection, Little Paris Bookshop by Nina George. Most of us agreed that it was a sweet read of adventure and romance for these times. One of the questions from the reader’s guide asked “what book restored you to yourself?”
- Some of the books mentioned were:
- Scarlett (Sequel to Gone with the Wind) by Alexandra Ripley
- House of God by Samuel Shem
- Saint Maybe by Anne Tyler
- When Bad Things Happen by Rabbi Kushner
- Imagine Heaven by John Burke
- Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen
- Books by Wally Lamb
- Judy Blume books
We ended as we usually do by mentioning what we are reading. Here is what we recommend for reading this summer.
- Big Wonderful Thing: History of Texas by Steven Harrigan – We read his Gates of the Alamo
- Deacon King Kong by James McBride – We read his The Color of Water
- News of the World by Paulette stiles
- Sweet MisFortune: A Novel by Kevin Alan Milne
- My Dark Vanessa by Kate Elizabeth Russell
- Brit Bennett’s first and second books – The Mothers and The Vanishing Half
- Glass Hotel by Emily St. John Mandel also the author of Station Eleven
- Bossy Pants by Tina Fey
- Big Little Lies by Lianne Moriarty
Our next gathering will be to discuss, The Huntress By Kate Quinn and The Girl Left Behind by Jojo Moyes. See you then