BFFs... and February's Pick

Hello, ladies. Becca here. I figured I'd post about this next book (to relieve Angie/Mindy of the job) since I am really feeling like posting anyway. What did I want to post? Oh, you know, just a whole lotta LOVE! Really, girls... you all are my BFFs for sure! I'm so glad we have this lil' book club, and that we all ended up being so close and compatible. It's hard to find women you genuinely get a long with and have so much in common with and admire and... :) But I found you all. You are my best friends, and I'm so, so happy to have you.

Ahem. Okay, cheesiness over (really, my husband rarely gets love letters that 'squishy' - lol). Now for next month's book:

"The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society" by Mary Ann Shaffer and Annie Barrows

Here is a quick intro, from the blurb on the back:

"In 1946, writer Juliet Ashton receives a letter from a stranger, a founding member of the Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society. And so begins a remarkable tale of the island of Guernsey during the German occupation, and of a society as extraordinary as its name."

I actually just finished this book, and it was fabulous! I found it witty, cleverly made, enjoyable to read, definitely interesting, and even educational. I was going to do it as my book club choice if no one did it first. I'm glad Angie picked this one. I'm excited to talk about it with you all. So... what are you waiting for? Go get it!

{Note: L library has 1 copy, but it has 6 current holds on it- yikes! NL library has like 6 copies, though, and I think Johanna put a book club hold on them (sweet!). S library... who knows? Sorry, I'm no help there. Borders has it for about $10, cheaper ($7?) if you use their coupons. And Amazon has it for as little as $5.}

Book Club will be at Angie's place this month, on February 25th at 7pm.

Book picks for 2010

Hi ladies! It seems like forever since we have gotten together! I just wanted to put out a quick word about book picks for this year. Please be thinking a little bit about your choices over the next couple of days. It would be good if we could get the next couple of months solidified. Let me know if you have questions or need ideas. I can't wait to see all of you on Thursday!

Book pick for January

Claire Pendleton, newly married and arrived in Hong Kong in 1952, finds work giving piano lessons to the daughter of Melody and Victor Chen, a wealthy Chinese couple. While the girl is less than interested in music, the Chens' flinty British expat driver, Will Truesdale, is certainly interested in Claire, and vice versa. Their fast-blossoming affair is juxtaposed against a plot line beginning in 1941 when Will gets swept up by the beautiful and tempestuous Trudy Liang, and then follows through his life during the Japanese occupation. As Claire and Will's affair becomes common knowledge, so do the specifics of Will's murky past, Trudy's motivations and Victor's role in past events. The rippling of past actions through to the present lends the narrative layers of intrigue and more than a few unexpected twists. Lee covers a little-known time in Chinese history without melodrama, and deconstructs without judgment the choices people make in order to live one more day under torturous circumstances.

This book was chosen by Leah. Sounds a bit like a bodice-ripper. I am looking forward to it! We will meet at Leah' s house on January 28 at 7:00 PM. Please let me know if you have any questions.

Please note that the monthly assignments have been posted on the side bar. As you pick your books, log into blogger, then click on the tool icon in that side bar and you can edit your name to let us know what book you have chosen. That was a really bad run-on sentence. If you still need an invite to be a blog contributor, shoot me an email and I will add you. Also please be aware that I am going to start keeping track of attendance and who had read the book. The people who attend/read the book the most will have first priority for who gets to pick the books for next year.

I am excited to see you all in a couple of weeks!