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Post by geminii on Jun 28, 2020 17:21:30 GMT
Welcome to Q3 .. many thanks to alison44 for choosing this next read for us .. I hope that some of you are able to get hold of a copy and join in (but we do appreciate, with Libraries not yet reopening etc, it may not be as easy to obtain the book this time around) ..
White Houses by Amy Bloom
" In 1933, President Franklin and Eleanor Roosevelt took up residence in the White House. With them went the celebrated journalist Lorena Hickok - Hick to friends - a straight-talking reporter from South Dakota, whose passionate relationship with the idealistic, patrician First Lady would shape the rest of their lives.
Told by the indomitable Hick, White Houses is the story of Eleanor and Hick's hidden love, and of Hick's unlikely journey from her dirt-poor childhood to the centre of privilege and power. Filled with fascinating back-room politics, the secrets and scandals of the era, and exploring the potency of enduring love, it is an imaginative tour-de-force from a writer of extraordinary and exuberant talent .. "
This looks a really interesting read - thank you for putting it forward, Alison ETA : We still need a volunteer to suggest our Q4 read, so if you would like to pick next, please PM me .. Hopefully I will have more than one response, so can start to fill slots up for 2021 too ..   |
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Post by sarita on Jun 28, 2020 18:39:18 GMT
I like the sound of this, let's see if I can find a copy anywhere
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Post by janetandjohn on Jun 28, 2020 18:55:11 GMT
Oh! I have read this and I really liked it. Hope everyone enjoys it. I will add my two pennneth later. x
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Post by adelynechan on Jun 28, 2020 19:51:07 GMT
Ooh, this is on my to-buy list so now I have a reason to do so After I've read it, I would be happy to pass on my copy if anyone is struggling to get hold of one at the time.
I do really enjoy this book club, and would hate for it to stop just because there were nobody to choose a book... so I'd be happy to volunteer for a quarter. Be warned that I have slightly eclectic taste though!
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Post by sarita on Jun 28, 2020 20:53:00 GMT
Ooh, this is on my to-buy list so now I have a reason to do so After I've read it, I would be happy to pass on my copy if anyone is struggling to get hold of one at the time.
I do really enjoy this book club, and would hate for it to stop just because there were nobody to choose a book... so I'd be happy to volunteer for a quarter. Be warned that I have slightly eclectic taste though!
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Post by pennyt on Jun 29, 2020 7:36:30 GMT
Oh! I have read this and I really liked it. Hope everyone enjoys it. I will add my two pennneth later. x Yes me too! Hick is an unforgettable person, and this is one of those books that had me googling to find out more about her life, and about Eleanor Roosevelt who'd always been a very shadowy figure for me. |
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Post by geminii on Jun 29, 2020 20:06:00 GMT
Ooh, this is on my to-buy list so now I have a reason to do so After I've read it, I would be happy to pass on my copy if anyone is struggling to get hold of one at the time.
I do really enjoy this book club, and would hate for it to stop just because there were nobody to choose a book... so I'd be happy to volunteer for a quarter. Be warned that I have slightly eclectic taste though!
Thank you Adelyne .. xx Consider yourself penned in for Q4 - I'll be in touch in Sept for your book choice .. You've got plenty of time to find something for us .. |
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Post by adelynechan on Jun 30, 2020 10:08:18 GMT
Ooh, this is on my to-buy list so now I have a reason to do so After I've read it, I would be happy to pass on my copy if anyone is struggling to get hold of one at the time.
I do really enjoy this book club, and would hate for it to stop just because there were nobody to choose a book... so I'd be happy to volunteer for a quarter. Be warned that I have slightly eclectic taste though!
Thank you Adelyne .. xx Consider yourself penned in for Q4 - I'll be in touch in Sept for your book choice .. You've got plenty of time to find something for us .. I have a couple shortlisted, starting with the noble intention of picking something I already have, but then I started doing some research on Goodreads and... never mind.
Anyway, that's fine about Q4 - though I'll probably only actually decide when you message in September!
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Post by peppercricket on Jul 4, 2020 15:42:21 GMT
Looks interesting, if I can get from the library, I'll join in.
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Post by belletinker on Jul 4, 2020 16:58:44 GMT
This looks like a good read but my library has no date for opening so unfortunately I won't be able to join in
I hope you all enjoy it
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Post by celia48 on Aug 14, 2020 9:59:50 GMT
This looks like a good read but my library has no date for opening so unfortunately I won't be able to join in
I hope you all enjoy it
I have a copy of the book and will be happy to post it to you. |
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Post by adelynechan on Aug 14, 2020 10:37:27 GMT
I should be done by next week if anyone else needs a copy, also happy to post.
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Post by geminii on Aug 14, 2020 11:25:51 GMT
Collected a copy from the Library, so will be starting it soon ..
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