Discussion Begins at 7pm
January 30th
Only the Brave by Danielle Steel
254 Pages-Fiction
Sophia Alexander, the beautiful daughter of a famous surgeon in Berlin, has had to grow up faster than most young women. When her mother falls ill, Sophia must take charge of her younger sister, Theresa, and look after her father and the household, while also volunteering at his hospital after school.
No Discussion in February
March 27th
The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald
184 Pages-Fiction
It tells the story of Jay Gatsby, a self-made millionaire, and his pursuit of Daisy Buchanan, a wealthy young woman whom he loved in his youth.
April 24th
Home Work: a Memoir of my Hollywood Years by Julie Andrews
340 Pages-Biography
Julie Andrews shares reflections on her astonishing career, including such classics as Mary Poppins, The Sound of Music, and Victor/Victoria.
May 23rd
Reader’s Choice
Pick anything you would like to read!
June 26th
My Sister, the Serial Killer by Oyinkan Braithwaite
226 Pages-Fiction
A blackly comic novel about how blood is thicker – and more difficult to get out of the carpet – than water.
July 31st
Fault Lines by Emily Itami
216 Pages-Fiction
A compulsively readable and astonishingly relatable debut novel about marriage, motherhood, love, self and the vibrant, surprising city that is modern Tokyo.
August 28th
Bossypants by Tina Fey
275 Pages-Non Fiction
A humorous and insightful memoir recounting her journey from an awkward, smart-mouthed girl to a successful comedian and writer.
September 25th
Sandwich: A Novel by Catherine Newman
229 Pages-Fiction
While on her family’s yearly escape to Cape Cod, Rocky, sandwiched between her half-grown kids and fully aging parents, relives the tenderness and sorrow of a handful of long-ago summers, coming face-to-face with her family’s history and future and accepting she can no longer hide her secrets from the people she loves.
October 30th
Pull of the Stars by Emma Donoghue
295 Pages-Fiction
A novel set in 1918 Dublin offers a three-day look at a maternity ward during the height of the Great Flu pandemic.
No Book Discussion in November
December 18th
The Lions of Fifth Avenue by Fiona Davis
354 Pages-Fiction
A series of book thefts roils the iconic New York Public Library, leaving two generations of strong-willed women to pick up the pieces.