First Thursday, January 7, 2021
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Mrs. Everything : a novel by Jennifer Weiner
Jo and Bethie Kaufman were born into a world full of promise. Growing up in 1950s Detroit, they live in a perfect “Dick and Jane” house, where their roles in the family are clearly defined. Jo is the tomboy, the bookish rebel with a passion to make the world more fair; Bethie is the pretty, feminine good girl, a would-be star who enjoys the power her beauty confers and dreams of a traditional life. But the truth ends up looking different from what the girls imagined. Jo and Bethie survive traumas and tragedies.
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Zoom Details for connecting together: Topic: First Thursday Fiction Book Group Time: Jan 7, 2021 10:00 AM Central Time Meeting ID: 973 9915 7873 Passcode: everything |
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Second Thursday, January 14, 2021
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The Red Lotus : a novel
by Chris Bohjalian
The first time Alexis saw Austin, it was a Saturday night. Not in a bar, but in the emergency room where Alexis sutured a bullet wound in his arm. Six months later, on the brink of falling in love, they travel to Vietnam on a bike tour so that Austin can show her his passion for cycling and he can pay his respects to the place where his father and uncle fought in the war. But as Alexis sips white wine and waits at the hotel for him to return from his solo ride, two men emerge from the tall grass and Austin vanishes into thin air. The only clue he leaves behind is a bright yellow energy gel dropped on the road. As Alexis grapples with this bewildering loss, navigating the FBI, Austin’s prickly family, and her colleagues at the hospital, Alexis uncovers a series of strange lies that force her to wonder: Where did Austin go? Why did he really bring her to Vietnam? And how much danger has he left her in? Set amidst the adrenaline-fueled world of the emergency room, The Red Lotus is a global thriller about those who dedicate their lives to saving people, and those who peddle death to the highest bidder..
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Zoom Details for connecting together: Topic: Second Thursday Fiction Book Group Time: Jan 14, 2021 10:00 AM Central Time Meeting ID: 929 9480 2629 Passcode: lotus |
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Join me on Tuesday, January 19th to Celebrate the Chinese New Year! Check out
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February 4, 2021 First Thursday Fiction Book Group Selection
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February 11, 2021 Second Thursday Fiction Book Group Selection
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