Page Turners book club members will be reading The Weekend by Charlotte Wood this November. This short novel describes how “three elderly female friends reunite to clear out the home of a fourth, who recently died, in a short meditation on relationship bonds and the wisdom—and other traits—accumulated over a lifetime.” One reviewer states that … [Read more...]

Page Turners book club will be reading Broken Country by Clare Leslie Hall this month. I think the following is a good summation of the book: “A REESE’S BOOK CLUB PICK | A NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER.” “Broken Country by Clare Leslie Hall is an unforgettable story of love, loss, and the choices that shape our lives … but it’s also a masterfully … [Read more...]

This month Page Turners book club members return to their regular monthly discussions of the top nine books selected from the 24 suggested. If you are curious about why our “book club year” runs September through June, it is because the club was started approximately 40 years ago by a group of Niguel Shores women who had small children in school … [Read more...]

Page Turners book club resumes its regular monthly meetings in September. In the meantime here is the list of 24 books suggested by the members from which they voted for the nine books that we will read over the coming year. There are some great reads in this list beyond the nine that were the winners. Perhaps you will find some that catch your … [Read more...]

In June, Page Turners held a joint meeting of their three groups to review The Violin Conspiracy and announce the nine titles to be read during their 2025-2026 “book club year” beginning in September. The book selection process began back in April with members suggesting books for consideration. Each of the three Page Turners groups submitted … [Read more...]

In June, Page Turners held a joint meeting of their three groups to review The Violin Conspiracy and announce the nine titles to be read during their 2025-2026 “book club year” beginning in September. The book selection process began back in April with members suggesting books for consideration. Each of the three Page Turners groups submitted … [Read more...]

The joint meeting of all three Page Turners groups is Thursday, June 26 at 1:00 p.m. in the Clubhouse. A classical musician tries to find his stolen violin in this month’s book club selection, The Violin Conspiracy by Brandan Slocumb. Kirkus Reviews suggests, “While the whodunit element of Slocumb’s novel is unlikely to stump mystery fans, his … [Read more...]

The book club will reading Anna Quindlen’s newest novel After Annie this month. “After Annie deals with a family’s life after the death of their wife/mother/best friend. Annie is brought to life over and over again when she is talked about and memories or photos are shared …” The story is also about “hope and the unexpected power of adversity to … [Read more...]

This month we are reading Hernan Diaz’s award winning novel Trust—winner of the Pulitzer Prize for literature, long listed for the Booker Prize and best book of the year by several critics. The New York Times sums it up as follows: “Intricate, cunning and consistently surprising … Much of the novel’s pleasure derives from its unpredictabiility… … [Read more...]

This month our book club members are reading The Frozen River by Ariel Lawhon, a work of historical fiction based on the life and true diaries of one Martha Ballard. The time is 1789 and the location is the small town of Hallowell, Maine. As a young woman, Martha marries and has nine children. She goes on to become a renowned midwife and one of the … [Read more...]