1999 Books

Here is what we were reading in 1999

November 1999

The book group will be meeting Thursday, November 18 at 7:30 p.m. Please contact Shawn Clements for current book information. I think it is Mistress of Spices (webmaster) .

October 1999

We will discuss the novel Love Medicine by Louise Erdrich Love Medicine is an authentic and emotionally powerful glimpse into the Native American experience. Please join us at 7:30 PM in the church sanctuary. .

August 1999

There is no August meeting. Memoirs of a Geisha is Arthur Golden's first novel. In it he describes the rigorous training a geisha (the word means artist in Japanese) under goes in order to become a play thing of the wealthy business men of Japan. We will discuss the novel Thursday, Sept. 23 at 7:30 PM in the church sanctuary. For details, please phone Wendy Clark.

May 1999

Angela's Ashes by Frank McCourt is the May book group selection. The novel recounts McCourt's childhood in Ireland. As McCourt writes in the book, "Worse than the ordinary miserable childhood is the miserable Irish childhood". This engaging memoir will be discussed Thursday, May 20 at 7:30PM. We will meet in the RE area so that the Coffeehouse can set-up for their show on Friday. For more info., please call Wendy Clark.

March 1999

We will discuss The Wedding by Dorothy West when we meet March 18 at 7:30 PM in the church sanctuary. In her first novel in forty-seven years, West describes the life of middle-class African Americans in the 1950s. The Wedding is the story of a proud Bourgeois struggling with issues of race and class. For further information, please phone Wendy Clark.

February 1999

In February, our book discussion will be about Midwives by Chris Bohjalian. A midwife loses a mother during a birth. Then, her nightmare begins. Join us for the discussion on February 18 at 7:30 in the church sanctuary. Questions? Call Wendy Clark

January 1999

The Live Oak UU book group In January, our book discussion will be about Stones from the River by Ursula Hegi. Recommended by Carrie Stewart, the book chronicles the life of an ordinary family living in extraordinary times. Join us for the discussion on January 21 at 7:30 in the church sanctuary.