Sommières Book and Serie Club

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...

Hello, book club members! December there is no meeting, however you are all invited to join the Café et Conversation group at their annual Christmas party. It will be the 13th of December at Lucy's home in Sommières. Directions and a map are below. ------------------------- Our January meeting will be held at Noël's home (if memory serves ... I will verify this and email you the final location if I'm wrong.) Directions will be following via email. The book is The Host by Stephenie Meyers . It's science fiction and available in both English and French. As mentioned in the last meeting, I recommend you read a little bit about the book's premise before you actually read the book. It will make the beginning of it a little easier to follow. I'm going to include that info below for you in this Description . It doesn't give the whole plot away, just familiarizes you with the concept. Description The earth has been invaded by a species that takes ov...

Our October meeting was a bit of a bust. Only 3 members came to Isabelle's, but like I've always said, you only need two readers to have a book club, right? :)  Sorry for the last-minute date change. I'm sure that had a deleterious effect. Our November meeting is the 16th. Since we have just 3 weeks to read this time, I selected the shortest book that many of us expressed interest in reading. This was a suggestion from Annette a couple months ago, and it has 239 pages. All the others we've voted on, that have been popular, were more than 400 pages long. During our November meeting, we will decide what book to read for January. December there is no meeting, but all are welcome to the Café et Conversation holiday party. 'THE READER" by Bernhard Schlink   Description: For 15-year-old Michael Berg, a chance meeting with an older woman leads to far more than he ever imagined. The woman in question is Hanna, and before long they embark on a passionate, clan...