The Prodigal Daughter by Jeffrey Archer - Aug 31 at Janice's

...next up is The Prodigal Daughter by Jeffrey Archer.

With a will of steel, Polish immigrant Florentyna Rosnovski is indeed Abel's daughter. She shares with her father a love of America, his ideals, and his dream for the future. But she wants more to be the first female president.Golden boy Richard Kane was born into a life of luxury. The scion of a banking magnate he is successful, handsome, and determined to carve his own path in the world-and to build a future with the woman he loves. With Florentyna''s ultimate goal only a heartbeat away, both are about to discover the shattering price of power as a titanic battle of betrayal and deception reaches out from the past-a blood feud between two generations that threatens to destroy everything Florentyna and Richard have fought to achieve.

We will be at Janice's house for this one, hopefully for a swim so bring your bathing suits and book ideas.

Annie Freeman - Disco questions

Here is the link to readinggroupguides.com section on this book:
http://www.readinggroupguides.com/guides3/annie_freemans_funeral1.asp

Annie Freeman's Fabulous Traveling Funeral

Our next book sounds like a good one. Here's an excerpt:

For Katherine Givens and the four women about to become her best friends, the adventure begins with a UPS package. Inside is a pair of red sneakers filled with ashes and a note that will forever change their lives. Katherine’s oldest and dearest friend, the irrepressible Annie Freeman, left one final request–a traveling funeral–and she wants the most important women in her life as “pallbearers.”From Sonoma to Manhattan, Katherine, Laura, Rebecca, Jill, and Marie will carry Annie’s ashes to the special places in her life. At every stop there’s a surprise encounter and a small miracle waiting, and as they whoop it up across the country, attracting interest wherever they go, they share their deepest secrets–tales of broken hearts and second chances, missed opportunities and new beginnings. And as they grieve over what they’ve lost, they discover how much is still possible if only they can unravel the secret Annie left them....

Plus the author's name is Kris Radish, so with a handle like that, it has to be interesting.
Friday, June 22nd at 7pm in Heather's basement!

False Impressions by Jeffrey Archer

Hola! The next book will be False Impressions by Jeffrey Archer.

Why was an elegant lady BRUTALLY MURDERED the night before 9/11? Why was a successful New York banker not surprised to receive A WOMAN''S LEFT EAR in the mail? Why did a young woman with a brilliant career steal an IMPRESSIONIST PAINTING? Why was an honors graduate working as a temporary secretary after INHERITING A FORTUNE? Why was a SENIOR FBI AGENT trying to work out the connection between these four apparently innocent individuals? A breathtaking journey of twists and turns from New York to London, from Bucharest and on to Tokyo ends up in a sleepy English village where the mystery surrounding Van Gogh''s last painting will finally be resolved.

Our next meeting will be on Monday, April 23, 2007, at Moxie's. We're meeting at 5:30pm so we can incorporate dinner into our in depth discussions about the book. Right. More like adding some food to the copious amounts of alcohol but I digress.

See you then!

Next Meeting - Monday, March 26 @7pm

Cecilia will be our lovely host for the evening to discuss the book. This is an older book, I didn't realize, but the author died in 1977! Wow...Tami wasn't even born yet! The rest of us old birds were. I haven't even started it yet, how about anyone else?

When are we meeting next?

How about after March break? When is March break again? :>)
Yay to Karie and Max on their engagement - good for you and congratulations!
Let's look at the week of March 26th - how does that work for all??? You can comment to post your reply...

Bitter is the New Black - it could happen to you...

We met last night despite the snowy weather and had a good gum-flap, even discussing the book at one point (!). We found it to be a funny read once you got into it. I think we could relate to her in that she had it all - good job, house, boyfriend/husband, and then it all went to hell pretty quickly. No one ever thinks it could happen to them, but apparently it can. Her self-centred-ness (is that a word?) is pathetic, but she recognizes it, so it was a bit easier to stomach.
The next book we chose is 'After Dark, My Sweet' by Jim Thompson, which is on sale at Chapters for $2 (yes, $2!). It's also a movie from 1990 starring Jason Patric (the hunk from the Lost Boys) and Rachel Ward (The Thorn Birds 'Meggie' - I loved Father Ralph - I bet Cecilia did, too). An easy rental if you can't get through the book. A brief summary of the book:

Ex-boxer Kevin "Kid" Collins is a drifter and an escapee from a mental hospital.
He meets Fay Anderson, a widow, who convinces him to help fix up the neglected
estate her ex-husband left. Her Uncle Bud talks them both into helping kidnap a
rich boy for ransom money, and the ex-fighter must make decisions about his
loyalties and what is right.

Ooo, sounds exciting, no?