In June Madeleine hosted us at her lovely new home where we
were fed snacks, cocktails and many healthy salads ending with
Limoncello and ice cream.
We discussed Doug's book choice which was written by popular and
prolific author Pat Conroy. The book is set in Charleston, S.C.
The book had a host of characters some of which are sinners
and others saints. Leopold Bloom is the narrator and he has a
loving father and unique ex nun mother. The family struggles
with the suicide of Steve, the eldest child. Leo searches for something to sustain him
and does so when he becomes involved with a group of
high school seniors.
These characters were diverse including socialites, blacks, broken
mountain siblings, glamorous Sheba and her gay brother.
We follow the group through their lives and share in their
successes and breakdowns in Charleston's dark legacy of
racism and class divisions. The book is typically Conroy at his
finest whose passion for life and language has no bounds.
I chose a book entitled " The Fishermen"by Chigozie Obioma
and settled on a July 10th date.
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