Pics from August's Meeting

Here you go, ladies... a couple of pics from last month's book club meeting. It was absolutely fun, and I'm glad so many of you could come! I really love you girls. Thanks for being so fabulous!

Book Club Tonight!

Hey ladies! I am excited to see you all tonight! If any of you want to carpool with me to Becca's house meet at my house at 6:30. See you all tonight! XOXO Mindy

We Love Bonnie!

Hey ladies! We are getting together tomorrow to show Bonnie how much we love her and are going to miss her. We are going to dinner and possibly a movie. Meet at Mindy's house at 6:00 or in Logan at 6:30. Bonnie is deciding on a restaurant and I will update this post as soon as she lets me know. Please leave a comment if you are planning on coming so we will know if we need a reservation. I am excited to see all of you!!

Book Club pick for August: "What I Saw and How I Lied"

READ THIS FIRST
The following plot summary gives quite a bit away. If you would rather be surprised just check the sidebar for book club meeting time info.

Becca got 6 copies of this book from Logan Library in a book club bundle. If you have a copy please comment when you are finished so we can pass the copies around. Also if you need a copy leave a comment so we know who is next in line. Thank you for your support. Read on.

In 1947, 15-year-old Evie, her mother, Bev, and her stepfather, Joe, leave Brooklyn for a vacation in Palm Beach, FL, during the off season. There they meet Arlene and Tom Grayson, who lavish attention on the family and convince Joe to go into the hotel business with them. When Peter, an army acquaintance of Joe's, appears, Evie is smitten by his charm and attention. Her budding interest in romance, while protectively discouraged by her parents, is actually encouraged by Arlene, who helps Evie develop a sense of style. Evie enjoys her outings with Peter and interprets her mother's insinuating presence as protective, when in reality Bev is having an affair with the younger man. Joe's jealous distrust of his wife, established while he was at war in Europe, does not obviate the intimacy between Bev and Peter. Evie's closeness to her mother will not permit her to acknowledge the affair even when it becomes impossible to deny. Meanwhile pervading anti-Semitism sours the hotel deal, and the Graysons are forced out of Palm Beach. When Joe insists on one last boat trip, Peter dies during a storm and Joe is accused of murder. It is during the ensuing hearing that Evie learns that adults, even those closest to her, are not always what they seem.
Blundell navigates this multidimensional plotline with unique, well-developed characters and insightful dialogue. Yet it is Evie and her rapidly maturing perception of herself and those around her that carry the story. In many ways she becomes the adult in the group, motivated by truth and justice rather than greed or superficial appearances.