Did you know our neighborhood has a book club? Back in 2019, a few women in the neighborhood started the Island Home Park Book Club and the group is still going strong six years later! The book club meets the first Monday of the month at 6:30 pm, rotating among members’ homes. Below are some of the books recently read and discussed.
A Place in the World – Frances Mayes
A World of Curiosities – Louise Penny
The Little Paris Bookshop – Nina George
Black Narcissus – Rumer Godden
Silver Sparrow – Tayari Jones
Black Cake – Charmaine Wilkerson
Life After Life – Kate Atkinson
The Elegance of the Hedgehog – Muriel Barbery
Sea of Tranquility – Emily St. John Mandel
Cutting for Stone – Abraham Verghese
Americanah – Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
Little Women – Louisa May Alcott
My Name is Lucy Barton – Elizabeth Strout
The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks – Rebecca Skloot
Maid – Stephanie Land
Killers of the Flower Moon – David Grann
Heaven and Earth Grocery Store – James McBride
Life of Pi – Yann Martel
Fair and Tender Ladies – Lee Smith
The Women – Kristen Hannah
The Pursuit of Love & Love in a Cold Climate – Nancy Mitford
The Tiger in the Smoke – Margery Allingham
Moonglow – Michael Chabon
To be added to the book club email list, contact Jeannette Bouchard at Bo-deans@comcast.net.