The best books for reading groups are the ones that foster discussions -
whether your book club members are boisterous or more subdued, talking
about books is what those meetings are all about! Picking just the right
book is always a thrill; love it or hate it - book club books are the
ones that stand out.
Here are a few recent releases that would lead to great discussions in any book club!
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Jocelyne lives in a small town in France where she runs a fabric
shop, has been married to the same man for twenty-one years, and has
raised two children. She is beginning to wonder what happened to all
those dreams she had when she was seventeen. Could her life have been
different?
Then she wins the lottery—and suddenly finds the world at her
fingertips. But she chooses not to tell anyone, not even her husband—not
just yet. Without cashing the check, she begins to make a list of all
the things she could do with the money. But does Jocelyne really want
her life to change? |
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The summer that Nixon resigns, six teenagers at a summer camp for the
arts become inseparable. Decades later the bond remains powerful, but so
much else has changed. In The Interestings, Wolitzer follows
these characters from the height of youth through middle age, as their
talents, fortunes, and degrees of satisfaction diverge. |
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Born to slave-holding aristocracy in Richmond, Virginia, and educated by
Northern Quakers, Elizabeth Van Lew was a paradox of her time. When her
native state seceded in April 1861, Van Lew’s convictions compelled her
to defy the new Confederate regime. Pledging her loyalty to the Lincoln
White House, her courage would never waver, even as her wartime actions
threatened not only her reputation, but also her life. |
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Confessions are Rose Baker’s job. A typist for the New York City
Police Department, she sits in judgment like a high priestess. Criminals
come before her to admit their transgressions, and, with a few strokes
of the keys before her, she seals their fate. But while she may hear
about shootings, knifings, and crimes of passion, as soon as she leaves
the room, she reverts to a dignified and proper lady. Until Odalie joins
the typing pool.
As Rose quickly falls under the stylish, coquettish Odalie’s
spell, she is lured into a sparkling underworld of speakeasies and jazz.
And what starts as simple fascination turns into an obsession from
which she may never recover. |
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For more than three hundred years, Bluff House has
sat above Whiskey Beach, guarding its shore--and its secrets. But to Eli
Landon, it's home. A Boston lawyer, Eli has weathered an intense
year of public scrutiny and police investigations after being accused
of--but never arrested for--the murder of his soon-to-be ex-wife. He finds sanctuary at Bluff House, even though his beloved grandmother
is in Boston recuperating from a nasty fall. Abra Walsh is always there,
though. Whiskey Beach's resident housekeeper, yoga instructor, jewelry
maker and massage therapist, Abra is a woman of many talents--including
helping Eli take control of his life and clear his name. But as they
become entangled in each other, they find themselves caught in a net
that stretches back for centuries--one that has ensnared a man intent on
reaping the rewards of destroying Eli Landon once and for all. |
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The story of three generations of West Virginia women and their survival
against the odds. This vivid, compact work is akin to an unforgiving
family portrait that reveals everything. |
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