In October we met at Molly’s home for a fun evening to discuss Kristen Hannah’s book, “The Women”.

We had a bonfire discussion of this well liked novel about the women who served in the Vietnam War.

These women who personally endangered their lives and saved many other lives were never acknowledged for their service. It was an unpopular war and when these veterans returned home they were spat upon and never given proper treatment for their post traumatic disorders especially the women. We all had personal stories about the period in history. Some of us had spouses who were actually in Vietnam.

Some of us had friends who were there. Maybe we should have discussed the book more but it was such a tumultuous time for us we all felt compelled to share. We made it fun by wearing sixties clothing and displayed some protest signs.

Molly had appetizers, chili, salad and lots of good wine. We were all chatty and enjoyed the evening!

I chose the next book by Sonia Parnell about a lady spy called Virginia Hall. The title is, “A Woman of No Importance”.

 

 In September we met at Laura’s home to discuss her book, “Wrong Place Wrong Time” by Gillian McAllister. This was a book about a woman who discovers that her son has murdered someone and she starts going back in time in order to find out why her son committed such an act and hoping to change the turn of events. Laura apologized as she had not read the book before recommending it.

We thought that the book was a thriller but that it went back too far in time. It does develop with a major twist at the end and shows the extent of a mother’s love and the sacrifices she will make for her family.

Laura fed us well as usual and there was lots of good wine to facilitate discussion. We got to play with Penny.

Molly chose “The Women” by Kristen Hannah.

In July we met at Julie’s home to discuss her book, The Nutshell by British novelist Ian

McEwan. The story is told through the eyes and ears of a fetus. This is a very smart fetus who learns

about current affairs, politics and literature via podcasts that his mother listens to. He is also a wine aficionado and has a preference for really fine and expensive wine. At some point he learns that his mother and her liver plan to kill his father and that his own future is unsure. There were allusions to Shakespeare’s Hamlet. It was a funny and witty read.

We had pizza salad and wine on Julie’s deck.

Next read will be, “Wrong Place Wrong Time by Gillian McAllister.