In early May we met to discuss Sue's choice
which was "The Winter in Anna" by Reed Karaim.
This book is an unlikely and trans formative
connection between a young journalist, Eric, and an older woman,
Anna, whose past holds a terrible secret. Sue said she thought
it was a study of a life well lived. It opens with us finding out
along with Eric that Anna has committed suicide by
drinking bleach. Eric then reminisces about the
winter he spent in North Dakota pre internet days working
as a sport reporter when he meets Anna who also works
at the newspaper. They have a romance which almost was but never
transpires as Anna is a broken woman whose pain and loss renders
her incapable of forging a relationship. She pushes Eric away
and when she dies Eric has to reconcile his memories with what he
has just learned about her. It was a very sad tale indeed.
Donna chose the "Lilac Girls" by Martha Hall Kelly".
This is another World War 11 story about 3 different women.
June 13th was chosen as a tentative date for our next meeting.
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