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RIP Sommières book Club !

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Hello there, After much concertation, it is with great regret that a decision has been made to disband the Sommières Book Club due to lack of participation. A book club with 3 people is a difficult book club to maintain ! Thank you to Leigh for setting it up and making it work for the time you were here. It was so enjoyable and you are sorely missed. Thank you all for your participation and hope to see you soon. Best regards

2018 year of the series

In january 2018 we started this new thing about watching series and discuss on the episode chosen instead of books. The purpose of our meetings is to keep in touch with the group, speak english and exchange ideas, so we decided to have a try with series for a change. We started with Black Mirror and might go on with  a couple of episodes more since they're all different and dealing with very interesting society subjetcs. February meeting will be host by Sue since Sansavino's will be closed. Please send me your episode suggestions so that we can choose a new one to watch. Isabelle
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We are looking for new members ! Men are welcome ! Spread the news !

Vacation time !

Thank you Sandrine for hosting today's mini session ! We had a good discussion on "The birth of the pill", Simone Veil and many other things, ate cookies and drank a wonderful green beverage with cucomber and fruits ! As it seems difficult to have many people during summer I've decided to take a vacation break and meet again on September 17th . I will make an effort to create a flyer and try to get new people before. Yes I know I said that already but...time flyes. Please send me your list of wishes, as far as our next reads are concerned, not all your wishes in life I mean... Have a wonderful summer, fellow clubbers. I hope to see you for other fun meetings of any sorts. Love Isa

Check out the book list and meeting dates

Here is an article on April book selection. We have changed the schedule a bit, check out the new meeting dates ! The book list is completed up to June. Well done ladies !
Happy New Year 2017 ! Dear fellow bookworms I wish you all a very happy new year. Health, love, happiness, many exciting projects and a lot of happy readings. Our next meeting will be on January 22nd at Sue's and as we postponed the Christmas party, don't forget to bring a little gift (10 eur max). We will play our traditional secret Santa game. Our discussion will be on "A street cat named Bob" since we didn't do December meeting and as everyone seems to have read it.  See you soon, Love  Isabelle

Next meeting reminder

Hello ladies ! Our next meeting will be : sunday, November the 20th at Annette's ( Annette 's address ). Sorry I can't make it this time. Hope you'll have a great discussion about " All Involved ". See you next time for our xmas party ! Love Isa

The girl on the train is out in Sommières cinema

If you're interested the film the Girl on the train is out in Sommières : http://venise.cbrcinem.odns.fr/la-fille-du-train/

Next meeting reminder

Hello book worms ! Our next meeting will be Sunday 23rd octobre at mine : 11 RUE DU PARC 34160 BEAULIEU and we'll have the pleasure to have Leigh among us ! See you soon ! Isabelle
Hi fellow bookworms! Here's an update on our next few meetings: September meeting When: September 18 Where: Leigh's house (where I'm temporarily living) Book: 11/22/1963 by Stephen King October meeting When: October 23 Where: Isabelle's house Book: Dead before Dying by Deon Meyer November meeting When: November 20 Where: TBD Book: All Involved by Ryan Gattis The next email I send will be a reminder about our September meeting (September 18) with directions to Leigh's house in Junas. In the meantime, happy reading! --Noel
Hi fellow bookworms! Here's an update on our next few meetings: September meeting When: September 18 Where: Juanita's house Book: 11/22/1963 by Stephen King October meeting When: October 23 Where: Isabelle's house Book: Dead before Dying by Deon Meyer November meeting When: November 20 Where: TBD Book: All Involved by Ryan Gattis The next email I send will be a reminder about our September meeting (September 18) with directions to Jaunita's house. In the meantime, happy reading! --Noel
Hi fellow bookworms! Thanks to all of you for attending, and for a great discussion yesterday. It was wonderful to have Leigh back! A special thank you goes to Susan for hosting us in her lovely garden.  Read on for an update on our next few meetings: August meeting When: August 21 Where: Luce's house in Vergèze Book: Ordinary Grace by William Kent Kruger September meeting When: September 18 Where: Juanita's house Book: 11/22/1963 by Stephen King October meeting When: October 23 Where: Isabelle's house Book: Dead before Dying by Deon Meyer November meeting When: November 20 Where: TBD Book: All Involved by Ryan Gattis The next email I send will be a reminder about our August meeting (August 21) with directions to Luce's house. In the meantime, happy reading! --Noel
Hi fellow bookworms! I've received 3 suggestions from our members for our upcoming meeting. I think it would be great it we read them all. Here's what I propose to make that happen:   August meeting When: August 21 Where: Luce's house in Vergèze Book: Luce's suggestion, Ordinary Grace by William Kent Kruger September meeting When: September 18 Where: TBD Book: 11/22/1963 by Stephen King (decided at our April meeting) October meeting When: October 23 Where: TBD Book: Marielle's suggestion, Dead before Dying by South African author Deon Meyer November meeting When: November 20 Where: TBD Book: Annette's suggestion, All Involved by Ryan Gattis The next email I send will be a reminder about our July meeting (July 24) with directions to Susan's house. Happy reading! --Noel
Hello fellow bookworms! Here's an update on the books we're reading and where we'll be discussing them over the next few months. June meeting When : June 26 Where : Marielle's house (Saint-Vincent-de-Barbeyrargues - directions forthcoming!) Book : The Orphan Train by Christina Baker Kline Note : Let's try to pick our August book at the June meeting. Please come with suggestions! July meeting When : July 24 Where : Susan's house (Aspères) Book : The Glass Castle by Jeannette Walls August meeting When : August 21 Where : Luce's house (Vergèze) Book : TBD (To Be Determined) September meeting When : September 18 Where : TBD Book : 11/22/63: A Novel by Stephen King Happy reading!
Updates! Hi there fellow bookworms, Thanks for another great meeting yesterday, as usual! Below you'll find some information concerning the venues for our May and June meetings and our book selection for September (it's a long one!), which we determined yesterday. May meeting When : May 22nd Where : Susan's house in Aspères Book : Behind the Scenes at the Museum by Kate Atkinson *I'll send a reminder email with directions to Susan's house a few days before the meeting.* June meeting When : June 26 Where : Marielle's house in St Vincent Book : The Orphan Train by Christina Baker Kline September meeting Book: 11/22/63 by Stephen King (866 pages) Happy reading! --Noelle
Hi ladies, The votes are in! Thank you all for taking the time to read the blurbs and cast your vote. We have our selections for May and June: May 22nd (location TBD) Title: Behind the Scenes at the Museum by Kate Atkinson. Literary Fiction. Pub date: 1996. Blurb: Ruby Lennox was conceived grudgingly by Bunty and born while her father, George, was in the Dog and Hare in Doncaster telling a woman in an emerald dress and a D-cup that he wasn't married. Bunty had never wanted to marry George, but here she was, stuck in a flat above the pet shop in an ancient street beneath York Minster, with sensible and sardonic Patrica aged five, greedy cross-patch Gillian who refused to be ignored, and Ruby...  Ruby tells the story of The Family, from the day at the end of the nineteenth century when a travelling French photographer catches frail beautiful Alice and her children, like flowers in amber, to the startling, witty, and memorable events of Ruby's own life. Amazon: www.amazon....
Please vote for our May book selection! (and maybe we'll take #2 and 3 for the following months). Thank you all for your patience as I learn the ropes of organizing our book club :) --Noel https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1ejaxdfnYu04ENBThKBzD6g5WFbAeTgvlGhp_s8f_ffk/edit?ts=56fe9d71#

More book suggestions, from Noel

Orphan Train by Christina Baker Kline I Am Pilgrim by Terry Hayes (A thriller, very a propos considering what's going on in the international scene theses days, terrorism, etc.) [NOTE FROM LEIGH: Might be a bit long, so good for a month like September? You can all decide. My Craig read this and loved it.] Furiously Happy: A Funny Book About Horrible Things by Jenny Lawson

More book suggestions, from Marielle...

A year in Provence, by Peter Mayle :  http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/40189.A_Year_in_Provence Various pets alive and dead by Marina Lewycka  : http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/13352504-various-pets-alive-and-dead La ballade de Lila K from Blandine Le Callet : just great : http://www.babelio.com/livres/Le-Callet-La-Ballade-de-Lila-K/198715 The Sorrow of Belgium from Hugo Claus, one of the best Flemish writers ever... https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Sorrow_of_Belgium

Book suggestions for May books, please! :)

Hello readers! We're looking for book suggestions for our May meeting. We have two so far: Eat, Pray, Love: One Woman's Search for Everything Across Italy, India and Indonesia by Elizabeth Gilbert Behind the Scenes at the Museum by Kim Atkinson Email me (or the group as a whole) with your suggestions as soon as possible. I'll start a vote this weekend.