We met on August 12 at my house to discuss

Diana's choice "Whistling Past The Graveyard" by Susan

Crandall who happens to be a native of Noblesville, IN.

It is a delightful coming of age story told through the

eyes of a very precocious 9 and a half year old

southern girl in 1963. She embarks on a journey with a black woman and her eyes are opened to the evil of racial prejudice which she did not realize existed.

Diana had prepared some questions from the reading group guide and we all had a chance to give our opinions. We had all read and liked the book and enjoyed Starla's journey to find her mother and though she did not reconnect with her real mother she actually found another mother figure in Eula the black lady who taught Starla to find her talents in life and use them.  

The story was funny, highly entertaining and very perceptive.

Starla is reminiscent of Scout in Harper Lee's "To Kill a Mockingbird."

Nancy chose a book by Jhumpa Lahiri called "The Lowland."

A tentative date of September 10th was chosen but I already have a conflict as Frank scheduled me to work that evening. So unless

I can get that changed, we may have to reschedule.