Liz has picked, "A Redbird Christmas" by Fannie Flagg for us to read in December. Flagg also wrote Fried Green Tomatoes, she pointed out.
ABOUT THE BOOK
With the same incomparable style and warm, inviting voice that have made her beloved by millions of readers far and wide, New York Times
bestselling author Fannie Flagg has written an enchanting Christmas
story of faith and hope for all ages that is sure to become a classic.
Deep
in the southernmost part of Alabama, along the banks of a lazy winding
river, lies the sleepy little community known as Lost River, a place
that time itself seems to have forgotten. After a startling diagnosis
from his doctor, Oswald T. Campbell leaves behind the cold and damp of
the oncoming Chicago winter to spend what he believes will be his last
Christmas in the warm and welcoming town of Lost River. There he meets
the postman who delivers mail by boat, the store owner who nurses a
broken heart, the ladies of the Mystic Order of the Royal Polka Dots
Secret Society, who do clandestine good works.
And he meets a little
redbird named Jack, who is at the center of this tale of a magical
Christmas when something so amazing happened that those who witnessed it
have never forgotten it. Once you experience the wonder, you too will
never forget A Redbird Christmas.
ABOUT THE AUTHOR
FANNIE FLAGG began writing and producing television specials at age
nineteen and went on to distinguish herself as an actress and writer in
television, films, and the theater.
She is the author of the New York
Times bestsellers Daisy Fay and the Miracle Man, Fried Green Tomatoes at
the Whistle Stop Cafe (which was produced by Universal Pictures as
Fried Green Tomatoes), Welcome to the World, Baby Girl!, and Standing in
the Rainbow.
Flagg's script for Fried Green Tomatoes was nominated for
both the Academy and Writers Guild of America Awards and won the highly
regarded Scripters Award. Flagg lives in California and in Alabama.
We are lovers of books and lovers of wine. And so we've come together to meet once a month. We talk, we laugh, we eat and we drink. Our meetings are an opportunity to connect with like-minded people who concurrently stretch our views of the world.
Friday, October 21, 2016
November 2016: The Girl Before
Julie has picked "The Girl Before" by Rena Olsen for us to read in November. "She lives in Iowa but comes to MN a lot. A friend I am with has some
sort of connection to her, and it looks super interesting," she said.
ABOUT THE BOOK
In this powerful psychological suspense debut, when a woman’s life is shattered, she is faced with a devastating question: What if everything she thought was normal and good and true . . . wasn’t?
Clara Lawson is torn from her life in an instant. Without warning, her home is invaded by armed men, and she finds herself separated from her beloved husband and daughters. The last thing her husband yells to her is to say nothing.
In chapters that alternate between past and present, the novel slowly unpeels the layers of Clara’s fractured life. We see her growing up, raised with her sisters by the stern Mama and Papa G, becoming a poised and educated young woman, falling desperately in love with the forbidden son of her adoptive parents. We see her now, sequestered in an institution, questioned by men and women who call her a different name—Diana—and who accuse her husband of unspeakable crimes. As recollections of her past collide with new revelations, Clara must question everything she thought she knew, to come to terms with the truth of her history and to summon the strength to navigate her future.
ABOUT THE AUTHOR
Rena Olsen is a writer, therapist, teacher, sometimes singer, and eternal optimist. By day she tries to save the world as a school therapist, and at night she creates new worlds in her writing. Her debut novel, THE GIRL BEFORE, was available from Putnam 8/9/2016.
Rena Olsen grew up moving around every few years, following her minister father from church to church, and her exposure to so many different people and environments sparked an interest in human nature. She earned a bachelor’s degree in psychology and a master’s degree in marriage and family therapy. A licensed therapist, she works in Des Moines, Iowa.
ABOUT THE BOOK
In this powerful psychological suspense debut, when a woman’s life is shattered, she is faced with a devastating question: What if everything she thought was normal and good and true . . . wasn’t?
Clara Lawson is torn from her life in an instant. Without warning, her home is invaded by armed men, and she finds herself separated from her beloved husband and daughters. The last thing her husband yells to her is to say nothing.
In chapters that alternate between past and present, the novel slowly unpeels the layers of Clara’s fractured life. We see her growing up, raised with her sisters by the stern Mama and Papa G, becoming a poised and educated young woman, falling desperately in love with the forbidden son of her adoptive parents. We see her now, sequestered in an institution, questioned by men and women who call her a different name—Diana—and who accuse her husband of unspeakable crimes. As recollections of her past collide with new revelations, Clara must question everything she thought she knew, to come to terms with the truth of her history and to summon the strength to navigate her future.
ABOUT THE AUTHOR
Rena Olsen is a writer, therapist, teacher, sometimes singer, and eternal optimist. By day she tries to save the world as a school therapist, and at night she creates new worlds in her writing. Her debut novel, THE GIRL BEFORE, was available from Putnam 8/9/2016.
Rena Olsen grew up moving around every few years, following her minister father from church to church, and her exposure to so many different people and environments sparked an interest in human nature. She earned a bachelor’s degree in psychology and a master’s degree in marriage and family therapy. A licensed therapist, she works in Des Moines, Iowa.
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