For Julie

February 11,2014- "The Town that Drowned" by Riel Nason , Janice is leading the discussion at her house, at 6.30 pm.

March 11,'14- Outlander by Diana Gabaldon, 7.00 pm at Exmouth Coffee Lodge, Susan will be leading the discussion.

April 7,'14- The Book Thief by __________, John's Restaurant, 6 pm for dinner, discussion by Laurie N.

May 13,'14- I am Malala by ___________, at the Book Keeper, 7.00 pm. (Not confirmed with Susan Chamberlain but don't imagine there will be a problem.)( Susan H. will lead the discussion unless anyone else would like to do the honours.Carol?)


Below is our book list, I'll try to complete it when I get a chance. Please help fill in the blanks and question marks. Catherine? Thanks.

Jane, Helen and Janice, do you remember when you joined us? Let me know and I can put it in the time line.



Time Line



2006

September-'Pride and Prejudice'- Jane Austen
October-'The Picture of Dorian Grey'- Oscar Wilde
November-'Rebecca'-Daphne DuMaurier
December- 'Tom Jones'- Henry Fielding


2007

January- 'Gone with the Wind'-Margaret Mitchell
February- 'Turn of the Screw'- Henry James
March-'Scarlett Pimpernel'-Baroness Orczy
April-'Gulliver's Travels'-Jonathan Swift
May-
June- 'Jane Eyre'-Charlotte Bronte
July-'My Family and Other Animals'-Gerald Durrell
August-'Birds, Beasts and Relatives', 'Garden of the Gods'-Gerald Durrell
September- 'Emma'-Jane Austen
October-'The Moonstone'-Wilkie Collins
November-'The Rice Mother'-Rani Manicka
December-'A Christmas Carol'-Charles Dickens

2008

January-'Anne of Green Gables'-Lucy Maud Montgomery
February-'The Dwelling Place'-Catherine Cookson
March-'The Hunchback of Notre Dame'-Victor Hugo
April-'To Kill a Mockingbird'-Harper Lee
May-Reading Circle
June-'Watership Down'-Richard Adams
July-'Mamma Mia', the movie
August-'All Creatures Great and Small'-James Herriot
September-'Persuasion'-Jane Austen
October-'The Secret Life of Bees'-Sue Monk Kidd
November-'Clan of the Cave Bear'-Jean Auel
December-'Pillars of the Earth'-Ken Follett

2009

January-'Bootjack Mary, Ahead of her Time'-Bonnie Brantom Stevenson
February-'The Burning Shore'- Wilbur Smith
March- 'Les Miserables'- Victor Hugo
April-'My Sister's Keeper'- Jodi Picoult, I think this is when Jane joined us, not sure though.
May- 'Angels and Demons'- Dan Brown
June-'Water for Elephants'-Sarah Gruen
July- 'A Thousand Splendid Suns'- Khaled Hosseini
August- 'Tuesdays with Morrie'- (watched at the Imperial)-Mitch Albom
September- 'Sense and Sensibility'- Jane Austen
October- 'The Crucible'- Arthur Miller, at John's, Nicole.
November-'Mariana'-Susanna Kearsley, Cl Petrolia, Susan
December-The Wife's Tale- Lori Lansens, Ups and Downs

2010

January-Peyton Place- Grace Metalious-
February- For Whom the Bell Tolls- Ernest Hemingway, John's, Carol
March- Bridget Jones Diary (this book will be like those little bowls of coffee beans in a perfume store, to clear our senses before diving into...)
April- Roots
May- book circle at the new Book Keeper.
June-The Count of Monte Cristo' on Carol's back patio, which had recently been beautified for her daughter's wedding.
July was "Too Close to the Falls".
August saw us on my patio eating and drinking tea party fare, and discussing "Alice in Wonderland".
September- Jane led us in a discussion of "The Scarlet Letter" by Nathaniel Hawthorne.

This was our 5th Anniversary, clap clap, Leo treated us to a bottle of wine if I remember correctly and Susan at the Book Keeper sent along a gift basket.

October- "The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo" We watched Laurie's copy of the movie at Nicole's. Laurie was mobile enough to join us and Alanna(Catherine's new daughter-in-law)(great boots) joined us as well..
November-Alanna led the discussion of "Little Women" by Louisa May Alcott at John's Restaurant.
December-we discussed Kate Morton's "The Forgotten Garden". A nice evening was had by all at Lola's in December as well.

2011
January- was "The Secret Daughter" -Laurie/ Susan

Somewhere in there, Coffee Lodge Finch hosted a book signing by the ladies who wrote the book "Reading between the Wines". Thanks to all who attended and supported the evening. I found them very interesting. Their ideas about travelling together were inspirational.

February- "Annabel" by Kathleen Winter. -Carol
March- Rupert Penry Jones as John Hannay in "The 39 Steps" by John Buchan. Book discussion and movie.-Susan
April- "Room" by Emma Donahue-Laurie
May- book circle at the Book Keeper for the second year.
June-"Hunger Games" by Suzanne Collins at Paddy's-Alanna
July-" A Prayer for Owen Meany" by John Irving-Carol
August- "Hotel at the Corner of Bitter and Sweet" by Jamie Ford-Laurie
September- " The Help"- Catherine/Alanna
October- "Catcher in the Rye" by J.D. Salinger-Susan
November- "The Good Daughter" Jane?
December- " The Power of One" by Bryce Courtenay

2012

January- "One for the Money" by Janet Evanovich (Went over the river see the movie with Katherine Heigl.)
February- "The Host" by Stephenie Meyer at the Exmouth St. Coffee Lodge.....Helen joined us this month I think.
March- "The Color Purple" by Alice Walker, watched the movie at Susan's.
April- discussed favourite children's books
May- "The Dovekeeper" by Alice Munroe (?)at the Book Keeper
June- "The Bishop's Man", on Nicole's patio, Donna.
July
August- "The Slap"
September- "The Tenant of Wildfell Hall by Anne Bronte.
October- "Salem's Lot" by Stephen King
November- Unbroken", at Catherine's?
December- "The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe"


2013

January- "Gone Girl",...... welcome to Janice Brown
February- 419
March- "Lady Chatterley's Lover by D.H. Lawrence
April- "Angel" by Colleen McCullagh
May- Pilgrimage of Harold Fry
June- "Swiss Family Robinson"
July-"The Mistress of Nothing"
August- "Call the Midwife" by Jennifer Worth, Garden party at Carol's, Bridal shower for Laurie.
- Laurie's wedding
September- The Time Machine" - H.G. Wells, Steampunk Movie and a pizza at Alanna's.
October- ???? 3 day road.........the Joseph Boyden one, we went to listen to the author and Michael Winter at the library after dinner at Ups n Downs. Carol had a gimpy leg. Julie.
November- "The Glass Castle" by Jeanette Walls
December- No book, dinner at Sicily's, welcome Laurie W.

2014

January- "The Hundred Year Old Man Who Climbed out the Window and Disappeared", CL Finch, Laurie N.
February- "The Town that Drowned" Riel Nason, at Janice's.
March- "Outlander" by Diana Gabaldon, CL Exmouth, Susan
April- "The Book Thief", John's, Laurie
May- "I am Malala", The Book Keeper.