January's Selection:

Just a reminder that we'll be taking a little hiatus for the month of December! We hope to see everyone in January.

Have a wonderful holiday season and stay safe!!!

November Selection...

October's Book Selection

September's Selection

August's Book Selection...

Tracy has chosen "The Help" by Kathryn Stockett. I'm excited about our new selection process as it will truly force each of us out of our "box" and isn't that the whole point of a "book club"? Although I do enjoy the friendship, discussion, and wine as well!!!

One question I'd like to post without even reading the book is:

1). Tracy, what is your reasons behind choosing this book?

Enjoy...Look for further questions coming soon and we'll see you next month!

Junes's Book Selection

We will start the first book in the Twilight Series for June. Depending on the group consensus, we may complete the series for the remaining months of summer. I don't know about the rest of you, but I'm REALLY excited to read this first book. I haven't heard of anyone who hasn't liked it.

May's Book Selection

I truly LOVED this book and it's one I wouldn't have picked up on my own, so I'm very thankful for my book club members at this moment!!! I've gathered some questions that I think will lead to a good discussion. If you would like to discuss other points that I've left out, please leave a comment and we'll be sure to include these things at our next meeting!

SPOILER ALERT!!! Some questions may reveal too much about the book and it's ending. So finish the book before reviewing the questions!!!

1. How would you rate the book from 1-5 (5 being the best)?

2. Did any of the history of Afganistan surprise you?

3. Mariam's mother tells her: "Women like us. We endure. It's all we have." Discuss how this sentiment informs Mariam's life and how it relates to the larger themes of the novel.

4. Growing up, Laila feels that her mother's love is reserved for her two brothers. "People," she decides, "shouldn't be allowed to have new children if they'd already given away all their love to their old ones." How does this sentiment inform Laila's reaction to becoming pregnant with Rasheed's child? What lessons from her childhood does Laila apply in raising her own children?

5. Mariam refuses to see visitors while she is imprisoned, and she calls no witnesses at her trial. Why does she make these decisions?

6. Laila's father tells her, "You're a very, very bright girl. Truly you are. You can be anything that you want." Discuss Laila's relationship with her father. What aspects of his character does she inherit? In what ways is she different?

7. By the time Laila is rescued from the rubble of her home by Rasheed and Mariam, Mariam's marriage has become a miserable existence of neglect and abuse. Yet when she realizes that Rasheed intends to marry Laila, she reacts with outrage. Given that Laila's presence actually tempers Rasheed's abuse, why is Mariam so hostile toward her?

April Book Selection....

Some questions to consider:

Do you have friendships similar to "Angry Housewives" that are capable of transcending generations?

Discuss Faith's letters to her mother? Why is journaling so therapeutic to women?

Which character was your favorite and why?

During Slip and Audrey's fight, I thought it would be very hard for me to personally "forgive and forget" such harshness. Are you capable? How do you think such an altercation alters a relationship?

The abuse Merit submitted to was very hard for me to swallow...Not only for her own personal safety, but the impression it was leaving on their daughters. Why do you think Faith took such a drastic step with a gun? Why not just call the police?

March's Book Selection

Look for Book Club questions soon!

The Middle Place

February's Book Selection:




Some Questions to Consider:



Specialists have always claimed that the most difficult relationship occurs between mother and daughter. How could you relate to some of the fights Kelly had with her mother that you've maybe had with your own mom?

Reflecting back on some of those typical arguments between parent and child, did you find a softer place for your own parents and their decisions now that you are also a parent?

How do you think Kelly feels about her own mother? What is the dynamic of their relationship versus the relationship she has with her father?

Is it possible to outgrow childhood without losing a parent? In what ways do our parents keep us in the “child” role?

What is “The Middle Place”? Why is this the title of this book? What does being in The Middle Place mean to Kelly? What does it mean to you?

Sarah's Key

Some questions to consider:

Could you continue to live in a home whose history contained a dark secret, similar to that in Sarah's Key?

What steps would you take if your husband demanded an abortion? Would you obey his request and keep your family intact or would to refuse knowing the ramifications? What about an affair? Would you be able to mend fences and learn to trust again?

This book contains voices of the past and present. Which voice did you prefer and why?

Many passages of the book are tear-provoking. Which ones hit you the hardest?

Put yourself in 10-year-old Sarah's shoes. Do you believe you would have chosen a similar path by leaving Europe in hopes of a brighter future? To keep these events a secret? How do you think you would have handled things differently 50 years ago?

What do you think happened at the end of the novel? Does Julia find romance again?