Nov. 13, 2020, Book: 'Eleanor Oliphant Is Completely Fine: A Novel' by Gail Honeyman

Anjanette is hosting Nov. 13, 2020, and the book is: "Eleanor Oliphant Is Completely Fine: A Novel" by Gail Honeyman. From Amazon.com:

Meet Eleanor Oliphant: She struggles with appropriate social skills and tends to say exactly what she’s thinking. Nothing is missing in her carefully timetabled life of avoiding social interactions, where weekends are punctuated by frozen pizza, vodka, and phone chats with Mummy.

But everything changes when Eleanor meets Raymond, the bumbling and deeply unhygienic IT guy from her office. When she and Raymond together save Sammy, an elderly gentleman who has fallen on the sidewalk, the three become the kinds of friends who rescue one another from the lives of isolation they have each been living. And it is Raymond’s big heart that will ultimately help Eleanor find the way to repair her own profoundly damaged one.

Soon to be a major motion picture produced by Reese Witherspoon, Eleanor Oliphant Is Completely Fine is the smart, warm, and uplifting story of an out-of-the-ordinary heroine whose deadpan weirdness and unconscious wit make for an irresistible journey as she realizes. . .

The only way to survive is to open your heart.

Sept. 20, 2020, Book: 'Then She Was Gone: A Novel' by Lisa Jewell (MOVED TO SUNDAY 9/20, AFTERNOON)

Amy has selected the Sept. 20, 2020, book: "Then She Was Gone" by Lisa Jewell. From Amazon.com:

Ellie Mack was the perfect daughter. She was fifteen, the youngest of three. Beloved by her parents, friends, and teachers, and half of a teenaged golden couple. Ellie was days away from an idyllic post-exams summer vacation, with her whole life ahead of her.

And then she was gone.

Now, her mother Laurel Mack is trying to put her life back together. It’s been ten years since her daughter disappeared, seven years since her marriage ended, and only months since the last clue in Ellie’s case was unearthed. So when she meets an unexpectedly charming man in a café, no one is more surprised than Laurel at how quickly their flirtation develops into something deeper. Before she knows it, she’s meeting Floyd’s daughters—and his youngest, Poppy, takes Laurel’s breath away.

Because looking at Poppy is like looking at Ellie. And now, the unanswered questions she’s tried so hard to put to rest begin to haunt Laurel anew. Where did Ellie go? Did she really run away from home, as the police have long suspected, or was there a more sinister reason for her disappearance? Who is Floyd, really? And why does his daughter remind Laurel so viscerally of her own missing girl?

Wow! Sounds like a great thriller. Happy reading, all!

CANCELED*** Special Event June 7, 2020, 2 p.m.: Book Club BBQ & Swim ***CANCELED

THIS EVENT IS CANCELED DUE TO COVID-19.

Tifiny and Tony are graciously hosting us for a special event on June 7, 2020 at 2 p.m. This is a potluck BBQ. There is NOT an assigned book. Please read a book of your choice and be prepared to share about the book you read: why you liked it and whether you recommend it to others.

As far a the potluck:

• Tifiny and Tony will provide the brats, burgers and some drinks.
• We will provide the sides, salads, desserts and ... more drinks!

Please complete this Google Form to let us know if you're coming and, if so, what you're bringing.

And don't forget your bathing suits, flip flops, cover ups, towels, sunglasses and floaties!