The reading group I belong to chose, The Birth House by Ami McKay, as our book choice for October. Synopsis: The Birth House is the story of Dora Rare, the first daughter to be born in five generations of Rares. As a child in an isolated village in Nova Scotia, she is drawn to Miss Babineau, an outspoken Acadian midwife with a gift for healing. Dora becomes Miss B.’s apprentice, and together they help the women of Scots Bay through infertility, difficult labours, breech births, unwanted … [Read more...]
Fall Re-Start of Book Club ~ See Our Choices for 2013-2014
October 11, 2013 by · 4 Comments
Fall has arrived in all it's magnificent glory! I had mentioned this in an earlier post, but I really do believe, fall is one of, if not my favourite season of the year. The air is crisp and clean with no trace of oppressive heat or bitter cold. Maybe it is just me, but I think the sun shines more often in the autumn too. The hustle, bustle and constant activity of the summer is just a fun memory. Fall brings with it not only beautiful days but home gardens and Farmer's Markets bursting … [Read more...]
Reading Group Choices ~ 2012 – 2013 {and our Format Outline}
July 1, 2013 by · 7 Comments
Each year we meet the last Monday in August to discuss our Reading Group schedule for the coming year. The way we usually work it is like this: We all come armed with a couple book choices, including a little bit about the books we would like to submit. … [Read more...]
The Kitchen House by Kathleen Grissom {Book Club Selection}
June 16, 2013 by · 6 Comments
I have recently started reading The Kitchen House by fellow Canadian, Kathleen Grissom; it is our book club selection for the month of June. I have not yet finished reading it, but I can tell you this; I have it on my Kobo Arc and the first time I picked it up I read 40% of the book! I can barely wait to finish it, so far I have found it to be a fast-paced, heart stopping, thought-provoking look at life on a tobacco plantation in the 1700's. … [Read more...]
The Fault in Our Stars by John Green ~ Our Book Clubs Choice for April
May 17, 2013 by · 4 Comments
The Fault in Our Stars by John Green is the book the reading group I belong to read for April. I love John Greens writing and I absolutely loved this book! Seriously, how can you not love a book that contains this line: "I fell in love the way you fall asleep: slowly, then all at once." … [Read more...]
One Thousand White Women ~ Our Book Clubs Choice for February
February 17, 2013 by · 2 Comments
11/22/63 by Stephen King – Our Book Club’s Choice for January 2013
December 11, 2012 by · 4 Comments
~ 11/22/63 by Stephen King - Our Book Club’s Choice for January ~ December is a busy month for all of us, so when our book club first formed we decided not to read a book in December. Instead we all get together and go out for a nice dinner to celebrate Christmas. {Let me just say, we have never regretted that decision...lol} We know our book list for the year so we often chose a larger book for January, as that basically gives us two months instead of one to get it read. Well, I am going … [Read more...]
Our Book Club’s Choice for November – Cutting for Stone by Abraham Verghese
November 14, 2012 by · 2 Comments
"Marion and Shiva Stone are twin brothers born of a secret union between a beautiful Indian nun and a brash British surgeon. Orphaned by their mother’s death and their father’s disappearance, bound together by a preternatural connection and a shared fascination with medicine, the twins come of age as Ethiopia hovers on the brink of revolution. Moving from Addis Ababa to New York City and back again, Cutting for Stone is an unforgettable story of love and betrayal, medicine and ordinary … [Read more...]
“Ten Thousand Truths” by Susan White {Book Club}
October 12, 2012 by · 15 Comments
The long warm summer days are now behind us and the crisp autumn mornings have arrived. For children, it's time for back to school and for me it's time for back to book club! Our book club members recently met to set up this years itinerary and as someone in the group pointed out, we seem to have a bit of a numbers theme happening. Our book for October was written by Susan White and is titled, Ten Thousand Truths. I fell completely in love with this story; a heartbroken and troubled young … [Read more...]
Our Book Club’s choice for June – Safe Haven by Nicholas Sparks
June 20, 2012 by · 4 Comments
I had a bit of a difficult time getting my hands on a copy of this book. I wasn't going to shell out the cash for a hardcover, the trade paperback was sold out in my area and the paperback version wasn't due out until June 22nd. … [Read more...]