FICTION BOOK CLUB

The fiction book club will be discussing Nelson DeMille's The Gate House, the long-awaited sequel to The Gold Coast. The discussion of this selection was postponed from the previously announced February date.

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For more information about this novel, please visit bn.com.

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We hope that you can join us on March 12th at 8:30 p.m. in the Cafe at B&N, Cedar Hill.

THIRD MONDAY DETECTIVES by Jane

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We met this morning to discuss Anne Perry's The Face of a Stranger, the first of the William Monk series. Some of the members of the group had previously read novels in this series, but it was new to me. Imagine having to investigate a cold case murder without memory of who you are, police procedure , or having your boss find out that you've no idea what to do next! (This Monk is not to be confused with the TV character - this is Victorian England!) This police procedural without DNA mapping, and other scientific methods with which we are all familiar because of television, was completely absorbing. I highly recommend it!

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Windy March's selection is Reginald Hill's A Clubbable Woman. The story line introduces the audience to the dynamic duo of Pascoe and Dalziel, who are working together for the first time. Thus, Pascoe is shocked by Dalziel's techniques as he has not adapted to it yet. Fans of the series will enjoy where it all began.

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We hope you will join us in discussing this selection on March 16th at 10:00 a.m. in the B&N Cafe, Cedar Hill.

KNITTING BOOK CLUB

David and I (taking Leslie's place for this meeting) met on January 19th to discuss the book selection for the month - The Lace Reader. It had a complicated plot line, actually several plot lines. I didn't mind because each held my interest and I did not see the end coming. David, however, thought it should have been three books! We both found out a lot about modern day Salem, MA, which was quite interesting to us since we had read about the Salem witch trials for the history book club.

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The book selection for March is The Jane Austen Book Club by Karen Joy Fowler. "In California's Central Valley, five women and one man join to discuss Jane Austen's novels. Over the six months they get together, marriages are tested, affairs begin, unsuitable arrangements become suitable, and love happens." You don't have to be a student of Jane Austen to enjoy the novel.

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Leslie, David and I hope you will join us for a lively discussion of this delightful novel. Our next meeting is March 2nd at 7:00 p.m. in the B&N Cafe, Cedar Hill. Knitting is optional!

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Jane