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
The June meeting will be held at Leigh's house. 11 rue des Cantonnades in Junas, just behind la mairie. There is a parking lot there, but if it's full, you will find parking on the streets nearby. The house is an old barn that's been renovated and there's a temporary, very ugly fence around the patio where we'll be sitting. See you there! The book is GONE GIRL by Gillian Flynn.
This is my second post. If you haven't seen the first one, please scroll down. After getting a few emails back about availability, I've decided our first meeting should probably happen on a Sunday. It seems like we all have commitments during the week nights. During the summer it might be better, we'll see. For now, let's make the meetings the 3rd Sunday of every month. That means our first meeting will be April 21st at 17h00. We will meet at my house, 43 plan de la croix, Salinelles. It's directly across from the church in the centre ville. Bring a snack food to share!
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