Fiction Book Club: February

This month we will be discussing Kafka's classic "Metamorphosis". It is extremely entertaining reading, about a young man who is changed into a roach. It is funny, but also very poignant and satirical.

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Please join us Thursday, February 12 at 8:30pm in the cafe for a great discussion about this timeless classic.

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jeff

February History Book Club

'Miracle at Philadelphia'

by Catherine Drinker Bowen.

Miracle at Philadelphia is Catherine Drinker Bowen's classic history of the Federal Convention at Philadelphia in 1787, the stormy, dramatic session that produced the most enduring of political documents - the Constitution of the United States.

Join us at 7:00 P.M., February 19th, in the Cedar Hill, Barnes & Noble Café to experience the debate that created a nation.

Thanks to all those who attended January’s discussion. As usual, your impressions of the book broadened our understanding of a difficult time in our nation’s history.

Milan

THIRD MONDAY DETECTIVES

We met on January 19th and had a lively discussion of Elizabeth Peters' Crocodile on the Sandbank. The protagonist is a strong, independent, adventurous young women who is interested in travel, and, due to an inheritance, is able to go to Egypt. There she develops an interest in archaeology. This is directly reflective of the author herself and the women's movement in late 1960 and early 1970 when the book was written. However, all that said and appreciated, we agreed not to read any other books by Elizabeth Peters.
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The selection for February is Anne Perry's The Face of a Stranger; the first in the William Monk mystery series. We like to begin a noteworthy series at the beginning, if possible, to see the protagonist at the beginning and watch the character development throughout subsequent novels. In this novel, we meet the previously arrogant London police detective just after he has had a carriage accident and lost his memory. He now must function as an officer of the law without any memory of his prior skills and discover who he was and now wants to be.
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I hope you will pick of a copy of this exciting British police procedure novel today and join us for our next discussion on February 16, 2009.

Detective Jane

The pleasure of reading is doubled when one lives with another who shares the same books.~
Katherine Mansfield ~

My mother, who lived in a different city, once called me long distance just to discuss John Grisham's A Time to Kill. She had enjoyed it so much that she needed to share the joy with someone who had read the book. We talked for an hour and discussed nothing else!

If you love to read and want to share the experience of what you've read with others, Barnes & Noble has a book club for you. You can discuss fiction, history, religion and mystery with others who have read the same book and double your pleasure. It may be the best hour of your month!

Why not join us for the next book club of your choice!

Fiction: 1/8/09 8:30 p.m. History: 1/22/09 7:00 p.m. Religion: 1/22/09 8:30 p.m. Mystery: 1/19/09 10:00 a.m. Knitting Group: 1/19/09 7:00 p.m. All meet in the B&N Cafe, Cedar Hill.

And, check out the rest of our blogsite while you are here. You may find something that strikes your fancy that you will want to add to your library or reading list.

Happy New Year and Good Reading to All

Jane, Bookseller
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