April Knitting Group

Since no one was able to attend the February meeting, I have rescheduled that selection for April. Two-at-a-time Socks. This is a really fun and handy technique to learn. If you have never knit socks, no problem, give it a try! If you love your dpns and never want to change, step outside of your comfort zone. I am really enjoying this technique and have just reached the heels of my socks. I'll be happy to help anyone interested in learning. Otherwise, come, knit, chat and have a really good cup of coffee, tea or hot chocolate in our cafe! Look forward to seeing you.

April 13, 7 pm Barnes & Noble Cedar Hill

Leslie

Knitting Book Group

Three of us met on Monday, March 9, to discuss the book, the Jane Austen Book Club and knit, of course. We let the questions in the back of the book guide our discussion and found plenty of things to say. We all enjoyed the book. I think it helped that the three of us had also read most, if not all, of Jane Austen's work. We found many differences between the book and the movie and did not always agree with the characters' interpretations of Austen's books. What we unanimously agreed upon was that Jane Austen's work continues to be relevant and timeless and this book confirmed that for us.

I had hoped this book would inspire the group to read through all of Austen's books as part of our goal and so we will! We have moved our meetings to the second Monday of the month to give our newsletter readers a chance to attend. The next meeting will be Monday April 13 at 7 pm in the cafe of Barnes & Noble in Cedar Hill. Since no one was able to attend the February meeting, we will talk about that selection at our April meeting. Our first Austen book will be Northanger Abbey and we will discuss it during our May meeting. Any edition is fine.

Hope to see you next month.

Leslie

FICTION BOOK CLUB

Our selection for the month of April is the delightful 44 Scotland Street by Alexander McCall Smith.

Bestselling author Alexander McCall Smith brings all the warmth of his extraordinary No. 1 Ladies’ Detective Agency books and the Sunday Philosophy Club series to this witty novel chronicling the lives of the residents of 44 Scotland Street in Edinburgh. Originally serialized in The Scotsman, 44 Scotland Street is already an international sensation.

"When twenty-year-old Pat rents a room from handsome and cocky Bruce, she inherits some delightfully colorful neighbours.This is Alexander McCall Smith’s entertaining and witty portrait of Edinburgh society. "

Pick up a copy today from B&N, Cedar Hill, and join us for the discussion on April 9th at 8:30 p.m.

Jane

March History Book Club Selection

The “Federalist Papers” reside at the core of all debates pertaining to the meaning of the United States Constitution.

In today’s political deliberation, the question of what the Constitution allows or how it is to be interpreted is an ongoing pursuit. “The Federalist Papers in Modern Language” edited by Mary E. Webster, makes available to today’s American Citizen what the founding fathers envisioned for the United States and her inhabitants.

I am looking forward to seeing all of you on Thursday, March 19 at 7:00 PM in the Barnes and Noble Café.

Milan

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