November and December 2011 and January 2012

November was Pao: A Novel
by Kerry Young.




December was The Oracle of Stamboul
by Michael David Lukas.





And January 2012 (can you believe it?!?) is The Dew Breaker
by Edwidge Danticat.

OCTOBER BOOK

WAR Sebastian Junger

September Book

We are reading "Broken April" by Ismail Kadare.

See you in September.

But what we will be reading is open to debate. August means end of vacation and the school teachers were all accounted for. There was an excellent turn out with all present save Greta, who was already swamped with work and was missed. It was universally agreed that "Galore" was a magnificent book, beautiful language and characters.

Unusually, we left undecided on what to read next. Some suggestions were "Just Kids" by Patti Smith and a recent book by William Trevor. (Sorry but I can't remember the name now.)

All suggestions will be entertained (and with luck entertaining as well).

August Reading

Ann wins "Best Reason for Missing Book Club" with her hula-club financial responsibilities excuse. Mairtin was a close second with the ever popular "I'm on another continent" justification. Tony ran a poor third with "I'm in a nearby city." You must be MUCH further away than Carmel to impress us!

Meanwhile, the rest of us had a lovely breakfast (once Greta regained her senses and ordered the bagel plate to augment her fruit cup) and even touched on the book for a few minutes during our conversation.

For next month our book is "Galore" by Michael Crummey.

To be clear, we are READING about Newfoundland, we are MEETING in San Francisco. See you August 13!

A Very Familiar Title for July

Since Ann and Tony read different books and Anne Marie and Art had not finished the June book, we resolved that we would all read "Land of Marvels" by an old favorite Barry Unsworth for July. Really. No kidding. Land of Marvels. See you July 9.

A new title for June

Out with the Hedgehog and in with "Land of Marvels" by an old favorite Barry Unsworth. It looks like Mairtin will make it even though he flies off to Europe the next day. See you June 11 at the Ritz-Carlton. Oh wait, I meant Delancey Street.

Bird Cloud photos here

The February mystery

I think we held Purple Hibiscus over for a second month, hence the appearance of a missing book.

May and June selections

The next Book Club meeting is back to our usual schedule, second Saturday of the month. And need we specify the location?
May 14, 2011

The Alchemist by Paulo Coelho

June 11, 2011


Elegance of the Hedgehog by Muriel Barbery

Happy reading!

Bird Cloud

Having let this lapse for many months the first task is to catch up. What have we been reading? Or at least discussing even if we have not read?

December 18, 2010

Sea of Poppies by Amitav Ghosh


January 8, 2011

The Purple Hibiscus by Chimamanda Nogzi Adichie

February 12, 2011

????
I wasn't there and can't remember!

March 19, 2011












The Quickening Maze by Adam Foulds

And now we are at

April 16, 2011

Bird Cloud by Annie Proulx

The meeting was well attended, only Greta was missing and missed she was. It was fitting that this meandering book lead to a meandering discussion. Uncovered was the fact that Art is a cousin of Annie Proulx and that the house is now on the market for $3.6 million or so.

A photographer, Wayne Thom, who worked for the architect has a number of photos of the house for the viewing. Is Bird Cloud as you pictured it?