2009-2010 SELECTIONS

Thursday, November 12 – Skeletons at the Feast by Chris Bohjalian
An extraordinary historical novel based on the exodus of Germans in eastern Germany escaping the Soviet Army’s advance in the waning days of World War II.
7:30 at the home of Ruth Reade

Thursday, January 14, 2010– The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society by Mary Ann Shaffer and Annie Barrows
A wonderful story of the island of Guernsey during the German occupation, and of a society as extraordinary as its name.
7:30 at the home of Cathy and Dick Harvey

Thursday, March 11, 2010– Irreplaceable by Stephen Lovely (son of parishioners Barbara and Ed). Stephen’s first novel tracks what happens to two Midwestern families after a death and a gift of life - a heart - and the book has received wonderful reviews. One reads,"You may think you know the drama at the center of this accomplished debut novel: the agony and the joy that attends a heart transplant operation. Please, think again. Stephen Lovely has imagined his way deep into the lives of his characters and evoked their varied experiences with remarkable insight and eloquence. In his sure hands it's all been made new - the desperate grief, the wonder of a reclaimed life. Irreplaceable is a rich, poignant, and powerful book.”
7:30 at the home of Linda Shehan

Thursday, May 13, 2010 – The White Tiger by Aravind Adiga. This novel offers a revealing look at class struggle in modern-day India as seen through the eyes of chauffeur Balram Halwai.
7:30 at the home of Charlotte Kalb.