May Book Club

We missed all of those who didn't make Book Club today. We had a lovely lunch in Sue's home and enjoyed discussing Scarlett and the others. For June we will be reading These is My Words by Nancy Turner. We think Wendy may be hosting for Laverne in June, so watch for an email from her. For July we are reading Love is Eternal by Irving Stone (be sure not to get the 3-act play by the same name but different author). Have a wonderful book filled summer.

Hi everyone, I am enjoying Gone With The Wind. It really takes you to a different world doesn't it? Thank you for the music on the Blog Nese, what fun!. I'm mostly writing this to see if I can figure out how to post a comment---ALSO to tell everyone that Book Club will be at me home in May. I traded with Janet because she is not able to do it. Keep reading, we should have a great discussion--Sue

Fiddle-dee-dee!

I'm so excited to read Gone With the Wind again! A couple of passages that have made me laugh:

"How could Pa talk on and on about Fort Sumter and the Yankees when he knew her heart was breaking? As usual in the very young, she marveled that people could be so selfishly oblivious to her pain and the world rock along just the same, in spite of her heartbreak."

She is sooooo self-centered! At yet there is a glimmer in my memory of teenage heartbreaks....and I was totally oblivious to any sorrow but mine.... There's some truth there for me!

And another one:

"When a Southerner took the trouble to pack a trunk and travel twenty miles for a visit, the visit was seldom of shorter duration than a month, usually much longer. Southerners were as enthusiastic visitors as they were hosts, and there was nothing unusual in relatives coming to spend the Christmas holidays and remaining until July. Often when newly married couples went on the usual round of honeymoon visits, they lingered in some pleasant home until the birth of their second child. Frequently elderly aunts and uncles came to Sunday dinner and remained until they were buried years later."

Such a different world! I can hardly imagine it! Anyone out there have a favorite part?

Wendy told us that she was able to set it up to get an email anytime someone posted. I tried to do that for all of us.... we'll see. We are trying to think of another book for June. Some of us thought it would be fun to continue learning about the Civil War. Perhaps a book about Lincoln? I thought we had read Killer Angels by Shaara...but others didn't remember it. It's great! About the battle of Gettysburg.... Share your thoughts, eh?...And enjoy the music! Nese.