| Status: | Active, full but can join waiting list |
| When: | On Friday mornings 10:30 AM-12:00 PM 2nd Friday of the month |
| Venue: | Members' homes |
At our September meeting we talked about “The Wrong Sister” by Claire Douglas.
Sisters, Alice and Tasha may look alike, but they couldn’t be more different. Tasha is married to Aaron and has two young children. Alice is a scientist who travels the world with her successful husband, Kyle.
Alice offers to look after the children while Tasha and Aaron go away to celebrate their anniversary. Then the call comes from home, Alice and her husband have been attacked, leaving Alice in intensive care and Kyle dead. Then the note arrives, addressed to Tasha… “it was supposed to be you”.
There were several threads to this story, and the group had mixed feelings about it. Most thought it was a good yarn, plenty of red herrings and an unexpected ending. Others didn’t like the writing style and thought the plot was farfetched, with a few loose ends that needed clarification. It was an easy read and promoted a good discussion.
Our Book choice for August was “Fried Green Tomatoes at the Whistle Stop Cafe” by Fannie Flagg.
The café opened in 1929 and became the heart of the community of Whistle Stop, a small town close to the railroad. The episodic chapters flit between then and 1988 which many of the group found irritating, although it was cleverly done to link the main storylines.
Racial tension existed in the deep south in the 20’s and the book deals with that and other problems which still exist to the present day. The characters are diverse, with odd nicknames making it difficult at times to work out who is who. The book is at times funny, sad and inspiring.
There is a strong theme of family and friendship, recognising the intrinsic goodness of people. An interesting story but not to everyone’s taste.
Our choice for October is "Man at the Helm" by Nina Stibbe.
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