Updated Calendar

Hello Everyone,

The calendar for 2017 is updated on the blog.  There are two months open - June and October for Julie and Laverne to choose from.  Also, we have books through April.  These count as the books for Molly, Janet W and Janet H.  Diane will be giving the next selection to choose from.  Of course if either Janet reads something wonderful and wants to share, these selections can be changed.  For January we'll be at Janet Weeds home to discuss A Man Called Ove.

Have a wonderful holiday season!!

December Lunch

Happy Holidays Ladies,
I'd love for all of us to get together to discuss our book and to enjoy a little holiday party.   Please come for Book Club this Thursday at 12:30 in my home.  Please RSVP to let me know if you are coming. Either reply to this note, or text me at 209.777.4039.  I've spoken with Kathy Callister and at some point she will be coming back to our group, the more the merrier, right?  See you soon.
Jingle Jingle,
Molly

One More Book Luncheon in 2016

Yes, that's right only one more time to get together and discuss a book while enjoying lunch.  Thanks Missy for hosting this month.  You had the weather angels smiling on you and it was perfect to eat outside on your beautiful patio.

Next month our get together will be one week later (December 8) at my house.  We will be talking about The Ghost Bride.

Happy Reading.

September Luncheon

Thank you to Christa for hosting our group in September and welcome to Diane.  Our book for October is The Ocean at the End of the Lane by Neil Gaiman and for Nov/Dec we will read The Ghost Bride by Yangsze Choo.  I've also listed everyone's email, please check for accuracy.  Happy Reading!

tmweed@aol.com, janethendricks@gmail.com, missycastleton@gmail.com, nese@me.com, creedrowan@comcast.net, juliatmarshall@gmail.com, suesue18@hotmail.com, lvmackin@gmail.com, cmfife@aol.com, dianehuish@sbcglobal.net, Mollyjaerowan@gmail.com

Diane, please send a reply to me so that I know your email worked on the blog.  The blog address is: ldsbookladies.blogspot.com

Presidential National Award for the Arts

Hi Ladies,

I don't know if you saw that Sandra Cisneros the author of The House on Mango Street received the Presidential National Award for the Arts this week.  It's always exciting to see someone we "know" being honored for a book we enjoyed reading.

Summer Reading

Hello Ladies,

Thanks to Janet for hosting us last week with a lovely summer salad.  Our book for July is Quiet by Susan Cain and in August we will be talking about The Keeper of the Bees by Gene Stratton-Porter.  Enjoy your summer reading!!

Trying Emails again

Hi Ladies,

I don't know if this will go through, I haven't been able to get the Posts to be sent directly as emails for the past couple of months.  I have no idea what happened.

Anyway the book for June is Cinder by Marissa Meyer and for July is Quiet by Susan Cain.

Hope this goes through.

New Book for May

We had a lovely time yesterday at the Book Club luncheon and missed those who could not come.  Our discussions about Mid-Wife was interesting and educational, and we all decided we were blessed to have our children in this day and age!!  New book for May will be "The Girl Who Wrote in Silk" by Kelli Estes.  April is "Turn the Ship Around" by L. David Marquet.  

Hi dear Ladies: Well, Spring Has Sprung The Grass has Rizz I wonder where our bookclub izz? Come to my home on 2653 East North Bear Creek and you will see wonderful ladies yes siree! We will eat some lunch and talk a lot and laugh and discuss the Mid-Wife plot. Then we will choose another book so great - Please call me soon, so here's the date. March 31, Thursday 12:30. Oh, by the way, I am Julie who is writing. So come with join our group - it will be delighting!!

Warning for Call the Midwife

Hi Ladies,

I'm not sure how many have already finished the next book Call the Midwife, but just want to pass along a warning about the graphic content.  It's been suggested that you skip the chapters on Mary. If anyone has found other places that are not recommended reading please post them or let me know and I'll post them.  I haven't seen the PBS series but I'm assuming that it does not contain the same material.  Let us know if you have watched it and whether or not it would be appropriate viewing.

Julie will be hosting in March.  See you then.

Molly

February 2016 Book Club Luncheon

Hi Dear Friend!

Book Club will be at my home this Thursday, February 25, 2016.  Could you please let me know by Wednesday morning if you will be attending?  The book we are reading in The Girls of Atomic City.

Hope to see you Thursday!

Janet Hendricks

Updated Blog

Be sure to check out the blog if you want to see what we are reading next or if you would like to leave comments.  I also updated the calendar.

Today I added a box I'm calling "Other Suggestions"  I've noticed that even though we can only choose one book, we all seem to want to read all of the suggestions.  So I'll try to be diligent and add all the books - listed on the right sidebar - that way you have a large selection of ideas.

Thanks for lunch Ellen.

Molly

www.ldsbookladies.blogspot.com

January Bookclub

Ladies,

Thursday the 28th I will be hosting bookclub here at 12:30.   I'm anxious to visit with all of you!  I don't know how you have done things in the past, but I looked at some reviews of "Wish You Well" and thought these two questions would be interesting to discuss together:

Lou has great trouble believing that her mother will get better, while Oz's faith never wavers. Do you believe that the older we get, the less we believe in the possibility of miracles? Is that solely because of the accumulated failures most suffer in life which chip away at the idealism of youth, or is there another reason?

  Lou and Oz learned much about their family's past in the novel. The conveyance of such familial knowledge is a major theme in the story. Do people today care about the past as a guidepost to the future? Should we place more emphasis on oral histories and lessons learned from our ancestors? Or is the future so different now that the past holds little value for us?

 Come with your thoughts and any quotes that touched you.  It would be helpful to know who is coming, so get back to me by Tuesday. 

Ellen