Ladies Book Club

I recently started a ladies book club at my church.  I've named it  "Second Thursdays RMPCA Ladies Classics Book Club" because we meet on the second Thursday of the month to discuss a classic.  Last night was  our first meeting with eight ladies in attendence between the ages of 29-70.  Our first read was the famous classic East of Eden by John Steinbeck.  Though I do agree that Steinbeck was a very talented writer I did not care for this book.  But most of the group really liked it and the book easily provided a few hours worth of discussion.  Of course we enjoyed some treats and wine as well- a few California wines to go with the Salinas Valley theme of the book.

Here is our reading schedule for 2015.  All classics because I am a classics snob!

Reading for April: ALLEGORICAL NOVEL- East of Eden by John Steinbeck
Meet and Discuss: Thursday May 14th, 7:00 PM

Reading for May: FANTASY- The Princess and the Goblin by George MacDonald
Meet and Discuss: Thursday June 11th, 7:00 PM

Reading for June: ADVENTURE/HISTORICAL NOVEL- The Scarlet Pimpernel by Emma Orczy
Meet and Discuss: Thursday July 9th, 7:00 PM

Reading for July: COMING OF AGE/SOUTHERN GOTHIC- To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee
Meet and Discuss: Thursday August 13th

Reading for August: SHORT STORIES/SOUTHERN GOTHIC- A Good Man is Hard to Find and Other Stories by Flannery O'Connor
Meet and Discuss: Thursday September 10th, 7:00 PM

Reading for September: SATIRE/ROMANCE/COMING OF AGE- Sense and Sensibility by Jane Austen
Meet and Discuss: Thursday October 8th, 7:00 PM

Reading for October: HORROR- The Turn of the Screw by Henry James
Meet and Discuss: Thursday November 12th, 7:00 PM

Reading for November: FAIRYTALE- A Christmas Carol, The Chimes, & Cricket on the Hearth by Charles Dickens
Meet and Discuss: Thursday December 10th, 7:00 PM

Reading for December: DRAMA/COMEDY/SATIRE- The Importance of Being Earnest by Oscar Wilde
Meet and Discuss: Thursday January 14th, 7:00 PM