Sommières Book and Serie Club

We had a great meeting in November. Thanks to all who were able to make it for the great conversation! We managed to choose our next 3 books, too, so it was also a very productive meeting. December book: Skipping Christmas by John Grisham January book: The Circle by Dave Eggers February book: All the Light We Cannot See by Anthony Doerr For the December meeting, PLEASE RSVP as soon as possible to let me know if you'll be making it so I can set up the gift exchange. Just shoot me an email. cowdenL@gmail.com December book selection January book selection February book selection

This one comes from Isabelle. Thank you, Isa! Remember everyone: if you have a suggestion, please email it to me so I can put it up for everyone to consider. At our meeting on the 22nd, we'll vote! Auggie Wren's Christmas Story by Paul Auster http://www.amazon.fr/Auggie-Wrens-Christmas-Story-Auster/dp/0805077235   A timeless, utterly charming Christmas fable, beautifully illustrated and destined to become a classic When Paul Auster was asked by The New York Times to write a Christmas story for the Op-Ed page, the result, "Auggie Wren's Christmas Story," led to Auster's collaboration on a film adaptation, Smoke . Now the story has found yet another life in this enchanting illustrated edition. It begins with a writer's dilemma: he's been asked by The New York Times to write a story that will appear in the paper on Christmas morning. The writer agrees, but he has a problem: How to write an unsentimental Christmas story

Hello book club members! November's book club will be at my house in Junas. Directions and a map to follow via email. Bring a Christmas club meeting book idea, if you feel like it. Looking forward to seeing you!

It was decided at our last meeting that we'd have a Christmas party just for the book club on December 13th, Sunday, at 17h00 at Isabelle's house in Beaulieu. We'll do a secret santa exchange, and names will be drawn for the game at our November meeting. (yay!) Even if you can't make the November meeting but do want to come to the December one, just send me that info via email and I'll make sure your name goes into the hat and that you get a name in return. And now we're soliciting suggestions for a book for the Christmas party! Please make sure it's holiday-themed and very SHORT, since most of us will be very busy during the season. So far we have 2 suggestions: Charles Dickens' "A Christmas Carol" -- a classic British Christmas short story, and "Skipping Christmas" by John Grisham (also quite short, but not as short as the other.) There are no lawyers or major crime in this one...but it's quite a fun read. Imagine

Thanks to all of your votes, we have the next two books on our list. October (the number 2 pick but the shorter book, therefore an excellent choice when we only have 3 weeks to finish!) was Out Stealing Horses by Per Petterson a Norwegian author. The hostess for this meeting is Noel and she lives in Saint-Series. I'll send a map before the meeting via email. Link: http://www.amazon.fr/Out-Stealing-Horses-Per-Petterson-ebook/dp/B003JTHFLG November (the number 1 pick by a vast majority, a book with over 8,500 reviews and a very high average star-rating) was The Rosie Project by Graeme Simsion , an Australian author. Link: http://www.amazon.fr/Rosie-Project-Don-Tillman-ebook/dp/B00B2FLDRQ Remember, the October meeting is going to come upon us very quickly since we delayed our September meeting by a week. Order your book today! :)

Here's the link to the poll. It'll just take a minute! Rank the books from 1 to 5, with 1 being your favorite and 5 being your least favorite. https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1e9eL-NppYmc-Ei0ghDo4rMS0PeRO_iZXs-6ddpGElhY/viewform?usp=send_form

Hello book buddies. We need suggestions for books for October and November. Please submit them to me tonight if possible so we can conduct a vote tomorrow! Remember, we only have 3 weeks before the next meeting, and many of us have to wait on Amazon to buy the books, so that leaves us even less time to get the book read. For that reason, please be sure to submit a SHORT book suggestion for October. :)

Due to conflicting schedules, the September book club meeting has been moved to the 27th. The book remains the same, and the host will be me (Leigh). Directions to follow via email. I hope you all can make it!

Hello Book Club members! The meeting on July 19th will be at Marielle's house. BRING YOUR SWIM SUIT! She has a nice, big pool and we can swim either before, during, or after the meeting. :) 25 Chemin de Clapiers 34730 Saint Vincent de Barbeyrargues

Here are the book selections through September. JUNE 21st : Americanah by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie JULY 19th :  The Nightingale by Kristin Hannah August 23rd: The Husband's Secret by Liane Moriarty September 20th : Lean In: Women, Work, and the Will to Lead by Sheryl Sandberg


We took a vote (thank you to those who participated), and the winners for June and July are: JUNE 21st : Americanah by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie JULY 19th :  The Nightingale by Kristin Hannah

Hello readers! We've chosen the books for May and September ; you'll find the links below. Also, please click on the link below to vote on books for June and July .  If I did not include your book suggestion on the form, my apologies, it wasn't intentional. Please do email me with a link, and I'll add it to the list for the August book. We'll come up with a book for August at the June or July meeting. -------------------------------------------- May book : The Black House by Peter May. This is book 1 in a series, but we will just read #1 for our club. The genre is Mystery/Thriller. Location of the meeting will be Isabelle's house in Beaulieu. DESCRIPTION A brutal killing takes place on the Isle of Lewis, Scotland: a land of harsh beauty and inhabitants of deep-rooted faith.  A MURDER: Detective Inspector Fin Macleod is sent from Edinburgh to investigate. For Lewis-born Macleod, the case represents a journey both home and into his past. A S

Hello, everyone. We had a great meeting at Noël's house Sunday and selected two books for the next meetings. Here's the info below. I didn't add links this time because Amazon.fr is down, believe it or not. I'm sure it will be back up soon. March 22nd book selection is I Am Malala by Malala Yousafzai The meeting will be at Mandy's house in Villevieille *Winner of the 2014 Nobel Peace Prize* In 2009 Malala Yousafzai began writing a blog on BBC Urdu about life in the Swat Valley as the Taliban gained control, at times banning girls from attending school. When her identity was discovered, Malala began to appear in both Pakistani and international media, advocating the freedom to pursue education for all. In October 2012, gunmen boarded Malala's school bus and shot her in the face, a bullet passing through her head and into her shoulder. Remarkably, Malala survived the shooting. "A story for each and every girl who chooses to break societal

Our February book selection! Thanks to Mandy for the suggestion. See you at Noël's house for the February meeting. Directions to follow by email. Welcome to newest member, Michelle! My Brilliant Friend by Elena Ferrante Link: http://amzn.to/1CDxXYX Description: A modern masterpiece from one of Italy’s most acclaimed authors, My Brilliant Friend is a rich, intense, and generous-hearted story about two friends, Elena and Lila. Ferrante’s inimitable style lends itself perfectly to a meticulous portrait of these two women that is also the story of a nation and a touching meditation on the nature of friendship.   The story begins in the 1950s, in a poor but vibrant neighborhood on the outskirts of Naples. Growing up on these tough streets the two girls learn to rely on each other ahead of anyone or anything else. As they grow, as their paths repeatedly diverge and converge, Elena and Lila remain best friends whose respective destinies are reflected and refracted i