Deb, Crissie and I had a great time, just the three of us, last meeting. We missed the rest of you. :) Kristin Hannah's Winter Garden was hands down one of our favorites so far. Kristin did a wonderful job of weaving two stories together in a way that made you feel like you were reading two books at once, and at the same time like you were right in the middle of the life of each of the three main women, present and past. The bonus is that we got a peek into a piece of history. The three of us reflected on how a story like this can make us step back from our own problems and what we believe to be a stressful life, and realize how we can't even begin to imagine what it must have been like to live through that time in Leningrad. Can you imagine being SO cold and SO hungry for SO long? Or loosing a child to starvation? Or watching what you believe to be the tragic death of your 2nd child and husband? Kudos to Kristin for such an amazingly well-written story.
We decided to read more about Leningrad with our current book, The Madonnas of Leningrad. This is a good follow up to Winter Garden, and some of the facts in each book are reflective of each other. I hope you're enjoying it. We'll get together on Monday, June 14 to talk about Madonnas.
We've chosen the next book. Captivating, by John Eldredge. Crisse suggested it and is sure it will be a book we'll all enjoy and will prompt excellent discussion. This book should be easily found at Agape Booksellers in the Crossing. I will check with them ASAP to see if they can get extra copies for us.
Until next time.... Happy Reading!
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