Cora's Pick - August

"Driven" by Larry H. Miller

For August, Cora picked Larry Miller's autobiography. It was surprising for most people to learn so much about his personal life. He's been such a part of Utah's history, with the Jazz, car dealerships, Jordan Commons, Trax, and little did we all know where he came from. Everyone seemed so inspired by how driven he was throughout his life and the sad childhood he grew up from.

Comments:

Stacy loved when he admitted he wasn't the best husband or father and she totally appreciated that he owned up to that.

Machelle loved the picture at the end of the book with Larry's wife laying next to him and you could just tell how much she loved him.

Cora had a beautiful table spread with a delicious chocolate cake and a yummy fruit drink served in tall stemmed glasses. It was beautiful and such a fun night of catching up and sharing. We had a few people not in attendance and we totally missed you! Candace shared what has been going on with our beloved "fresh and fancy"Julie and we have to say we hope you get feeling better soon and our hearts, thoughts and prayers are with you.

Next month: Angela chose "The Heretic's Daughter" by Kathleen Kent. It got "ooes" and "awes" as Angela explained it is set during the Salem Witch Trials. Can't wait to read it!!

Kirsten's Pick - July

"Sarah's Key" by Tatiana de Rosnay.

Everyone seemed to enjoy this book. We had a great discussion on a lot of World War II stories. Kathryn and Machelle told stories from their times in Europe. Kathryn described the concentration camp memorial and the feelings and emotions she felt while visiting.

This book was a sad and emotional story, but a great tribute to those families affected by the Vel' d-Hiv round up in Paris in 1942. We were all amazed at what men can do to other people and how thankful we are to live where we do.

Machelle's Pick

Drum roll please..................

Julie's Pick

We had a great night at Julie's discussing this book. This was one of those nights where we really spent the majority of the night chattering about every aspect of this book. We decided the book started a little slow but grew really intense especially near the very end. Julie hadn't read the book but was relieved that we all seemed to enjoy it. There were a couple of risque bits in it but it was really written well. Julie served us up turtle, Oreo, or key lime pie and it was delicious! Updates were Liz had her twins & now Cindi is on bed rest with her twins and Kathryn's son is going on an LDS mission. We missed Liz, Kristen and Melanie. Thanks Julie for a fun night as usual!

Kathryn's Pick

This book is our pick for the month. This is different than anything we have ever read & should make for some great conversation. No update from last months book club since I wasn't there to update.

Stacy's Pick

This is our pick for the month & we will meet in March to discuss it.

And a summary for last months book. Oh my where was my camera for this book club because we had the most luscious desserts Candace, Julie, and Angela. Cindi hosted and bought the most divine cupcakes from a bakery with 6 different flavors to choose from. We all ended up splitting them so we could taste at least two. You know that we had great beverages when the Diet Coke is still sitting on the counter unopened.....yes I said unopened! Cindi had purchased Italian Soda's from Target that were such fun flavors. We all had a hard time talking about "The Help" because we couldn't stop talking about the food.

Everyone really enjoyed the help and our conversation covered every nook and cranny of racism. It was great to be with a group of women who aren't racist. We all thought it was terrible how long racism went on and still goes on in parts of our country. This book was very entertaining and an eye opener for all.

To top off our night we watched the men's figure skating competition in the Olympics. If you haven't ever watched the Olympics with a group of women you should try it as it gets very hilarious and entertaining. We decided we don't like "pelvis pumping" or the "licking" of their palms in men's figure skating, however we did laugh pretty hard.

January's Pick

Cindi picked this lovely book for the month and everyone seemed most excited to read it! This month we did our annual trip to Barnes & Noble where we sipped hot cocoa, chattered, and searched for books to read. We now have two members of our book club expecting twins WoW!!!