Sommières Book and Serie Club

We had a great meeting in January.  And we were so organized, we chose our next two books! February:  Defending Jacob by William Landay.  The meeting will be at Mandy's house.  Directions will be forthcoming in an email before the meeting. http://www.amazon.fr/dp/B007G92QGO March:  Dear Life by Alice Munro.  The meeting will be at Isabelle's house.  Directions will be forthcoming in an email before the meeting. http://www.amazon.fr/dp/B009HSPODE/ This is a collection of short stories.At our February meeting, we will decide which of the short stories we will discuss during the meeting, so please get the book early and take a look at the stories within so you can help us decide which ones to focus on!

Hello club members!  The book for January will be "The Buddha In The Attic" by Julie Otsuka.  The book is very short, so should be "easy" to finish before the meeting on January 19th. "A gorgeous novel by the celebrated author of When the Emperor Was Divine that tells the story of a group of young women brought from Japan to San Francisco as “picture brides” nearly a century ago. In eight unforgettable sections, The Buddha in the Attic traces the extraordinary lives of these women, from their arduous journeys by boat, to their arrival in San Francisco and their tremulous first nights as new wives; from their experiences raising children who would later reject their culture and language, to the deracinating arrival of war. Once again, Julie Otsuka has written a spellbinding novel about identity and loyalty, and what it means to be an American in uncertain times." Link: http://www.amazon.fr/Buddha-Attic-Julie-Otsuka/dp/0307744426