The afternoon PageTurners’ groups will meet January 23 and 26 to discuss Iris Murdoch’s The Sea, The Sea. The Sea, The Sea is a winner of the Booker Prize and is one of Murdoch’s most affecting tales. For more information about PageTurners: Monday afternoons: Diane Hearne - dhearne476@gmail.com Thursday afternoons: Lisa Buchner - … [Read more...]
Afternoon PageTurners: December 2016
December 1, 2016 by Leave a Comment
The Afternoon PageTurners’ groups will both meet on Thursday, December 8 at 1:00. We will have refreshments and a book exchange. Members might want to begin reading the January book, The Sea, The Sea by Iris Murdoch as it is longer than most of our selections. For more information about PageTurners contact: Monday afternoons: Diane Hearne: … [Read more...]
Afternoon PageTurner’s” Silence by Shusaku Endo
November 1, 2016 by Leave a Comment
The Afternoon PageTurners’ book club will meet on Monday, November 21st and Thursday, November 17. Note the change of dates due to Thanksgiving. We will discuss Silence by Shusaku Endo. It takes place in 1637, when two Jesuit priests go from Portugal to Japan, a country hostile to their religion, to minister to its “hidden Christians”, but also … [Read more...]
Afternoon PageTurner’s: The Elephant Whisperer by Lawrence Anthony
September 30, 2016 by Leave a Comment
The Afternoon PageTurners' book club will meet on October 24 and October 27 to discuss The Elephant Whisperer by Lawrence Anthony. The book is a memoir of the author's struggle to integrate a herd of elephants into his private African game preserve. For more information about PageTurners contact: Monday afternoons: Diane … [Read more...]
Afternoon PageTurners: The Summer Before the War
August 31, 2016 by Leave a Comment
The Afternoon PageTurners groups will meet this month to discuss The Summer Before the War by Helen Simonson The Monday group will meet on September 26 and the Thursday group on September 29. For more information about PageTurners contact: Monday afternoons: Diane Hearne: dhearne476@gmail.com, Thursday afternoons: Lisa Buchner: … [Read more...]
Afternoon PageTurner’s: September Preview
July 27, 2016 by Leave a Comment
Both the Monday and Thursday Afternoon PageTurners will be reading Helen Simonson’s book, The Summer Before the War in September. If you would like information about PageTurners contact: Diane Hearne: dhearne476@gmail.com (Monday afternoons) Lisa Buchner: lisabuchner@cox.net (Thursday afternoons). —Diane Hearne … [Read more...]
Afternoon PageTurners – 2016 to 2017 Reading List
June 25, 2016 by Leave a Comment
The Monday and Thursday PageTurners groups met together in June and learned the results of their votes. They will read the following books for the 2016-2017 reading year: September The Summer Before the War – Helen Simonson......496 pages October The Elephant Whisperer – Lawrence Anthony........384 pages November Silence – … [Read more...]
Afternoon PageTurners: Brooklyn by Colm Toibin
May 31, 2016 by Leave a Comment
The Monday and Thursday afternoon groups will meet together on Monday, June 20 at 1:00 p.m. We will discuss the novel Brooklyn by Colm Toibin and the book selections for the next reading year will be revealed. For more information about PageTurners contact: Monday afternoons: Diane Hearne: dhearne476@gmail.com, Thursday afternoons: Lisa Buchner: … [Read more...]
Afternoon PageTurner’s: The Midwife of Venice by Roberta Rich
April 24, 2016 by Leave a Comment
The Monday afternoon PageTurners’ group will meet on May 23 and the Thursday group on May 26. The book to be discussed is The Midwife of Venice by Roberta Rich. For more information about PageTurners contact: Monday afternoons: Diane Hearne: dhearne476@gmail.com Thursday afternoons: Lisa Buchner: lisabuchner@cox.net —Diane Hearne … [Read more...]
Afternoon PageTurners: Hunting and Gathering by Anna Gavalda
March 31, 2016 by Leave a Comment
The Monday afternoon PageTurners’ group will meet on April 25 and the Thursday group on April 28. The book to be discussed is Hunting and Gathering by Anna Gavalda. For more information about PageTurners contact: Monday afternoons: Diane Hearne: dhearne476@gmail.com, Thursday afternoons: Lisa Buchner: lisabuchner@cox.net —Diane Hearne … [Read more...]
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