Endless Good Books
Stimulating Conversation
Excellent (and Topical) Food
Wine
Laughter
Passion
Mix together once a month at one of the 12 amazing women's homes. Enjoy.
Over seven years ago in the midst of the fog that surrounded our first year as mothers, a small group of us started getting together at each others' houses to talk about books and life.
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| October's Book |
This month, some 84 books later, we read Cutting for Stone, which takes place mainly in Ethiopia. Last Friday we met at an Ethiopian restaurant for a change of pace. Some of us drove an hour to get there. Others dragged themselves out of bed, tissues in hand to be there. It's not always easy to get away once a month, but most of us manage it most of the time, and last week, sitting around a table drinking honey wine and eating with our fingers while discussing (and debating) a good book made whatever it takes to get there well worth it. Of course one million other things were discussed as well. We barely even scraped the surface of all the things there are to share.
I love my book club. I need it.
Magic happens when you mix the above ingredients together.
84 books?! Whoa! I'm still working on a huge handful of those, but I'm honored to be a part of this group through the highs and lows of our lives. And I'm thrilled to now have access to some of your writing and thoughts on writing. Can't wait to see more!
ReplyDeleteYeah, I think I'm behind on more than a few, too, Jade! But even to have been included in the *option* of reading, discussing, and time spent with such a beautiful group of women is an honor.
DeleteI know 84 books sounds impossible, doesn't it? But if we've been meeting for 7 + years and read 11 or 12 books a year, then it's not too far off. Isn't that amazing!
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