In April we met at Sarah's home to discuss her book choice
which was entitled "One Night Two Souls Went Walking" by Ellen Cooney.
Sarah fixed a lovely vegetarian supper including a tasty lentil soup, a great bread
and a healthy salad. We of course accompanied this with lots of wine and beer.
The book is about a young female hospital chaplain who is joined one
night on her rounds by a rough and tumble dog who may or may not
have been a ghost. This very caring chaplain tends to the souls of her
patients who are young and old, some living their last moments and others
navigating their altered lives.
Our Reverend was raised as a Catholic but she switched to a Protestant religion
when she discovered that girls can't become priests. She works the night shift and because of her
caring is a very popular chaplain who does not quote the bible but has a sense
of what people need to hear. The book makes a great argument for the existence of
a soul and an afterlife. There is no great plot just mainly separate vignettes of different
patients. She brings peace to their minds and souls.
The book is sometimes humorous and whimsical but it is also very thought
provoking and uplifting.
Betsy chose "The Lincoln Highway" by Amor Towles for our June meeting.
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