Book: The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald When: November 18, 2011 @ 7pm Where: Beth’s House (See Pingg Invite) Synopsis: In 1922, F. Scott Fitzgerald announced his decision to write “something new–something extraordinary and beautiful and simple + intricately patterned.” That extraordinary, beautiful, intricately patterned, and above all, simple…
October 2011: Midwives
Book: Midwives by Chris Bohjalian When: October 28, 2011 @ 7pm Where: Rachel’s Place Synopsis: Amazon.com Review Oprah Book Club® Selection, October 1998: On a violent, stormy winter night, a home birth goes disastrously wrong. The phone lines are down, the roads slick with ice. The midwife, unable to get…
January 2011: Little Women
Book: Little Women by Louisa May Alcott When: January 28, 2011 @ 7pm Where: Kelly Rink’s House Synopsis Generations of readers young and old, male and female, have fallen in love with the March sisters of Louisa May Alcott’s most popular and enduring novel, Little Women. Here are talented tomboy…
November 2010: The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks
Book: The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks by Rebecca Skloot When: November 19, 2010 @ 7pm Where: Rachel’s place (See Pingg invite for address) Synopsis: From a single, abbreviated life grew a seemingly immortal line of cells that made some of the most crucial innovations in modern science possible. And…
October 2010: Nickel and Dimed
Book: Nickel and Dimed: On (Not) Getting By in America by Barbara Ehrenreich When: October 29, 2010 @ 7pm Where: Jill’s House (See Pingg Invite for Address) Synopsis Acclaimed as an instant classic upon publication, Nickel and Dimed has sold more than 1.5 million copies and become a staple of…