Page Turners Book Club will meet this month to discuss the novel, The Light Between Oceans, by M.L. Stedman. It's a story about a young couple, having moved to the remote lighthouse to start their new lives while the husband is working as the lighthouse keeper. After years of being unable to have a child of their own, they saved a baby washed … [Read more...]

Page Turners Book Club will be discussing Waiting for Snow in Havana, by Carlos Eire. Carlos Eire has created a memorable record of his childhood in Havana writing of his lovely surroundings populated by colorful characters, many of them related to him. The shadow of impending doom in the shape of Fidel's revolution slowly but relentlessly advances … [Read more...]

We look forward to our December 5 meeting, when all three groups will get together at 1:00 p.m. at the ClubHouse. It is a rare opportunity to have everyone in one room at the same time. Along with greeting our friends, we will enjoy cookies and have a book exchange. Everyone who wants to participate in the book exchange should bring a … [Read more...]

Page Turners Book Club will de discussing Black Swan Green, by David Mitchell, a semi-autobiographical bildungsroman. It was published in April 2006 in the United States and in May 2006 in the United Kingdom. The novel's 13 chapters each represent one month from January 1982 through January 1983...in the life of a 13 year-old Worcestershire boy, … [Read more...]

Page Turners’ Book Club will meet this month to discuss The Great Gatsby, by F. Scott Fitzgerald. According to Amazon: The Great Gatsby, F. Scott Fitzgerald’s third book, stands as the supreme achievement of his career. This exemplary novel of the Jazz Age has been acclaimed by generations of readers. The story of the fabulously wealthy Jay Gatsby … [Read more...]

Page Turners Book Club will meet this month to discuss Prague Winter, by Madeleine Albright. Before Madeleine Albright turned twelve, her life was shaken by the Nazi invasion of Czechoslovakia— the country where she was born—the Battle of Britain, the near total destruction of European Jewry, the Allied victory in World War II, the rise of … [Read more...]

Page Turners Book Club met in June and chose the books to be read this coming year. We believe this to be a strong group of selections. The choices were clear and most everyone was pleased and anxious to start reading. Note that there are two dates for each book because two groups meet on Mondays and the third group meets on Thursdays. September … [Read more...]

We look forward to our June 24 meeting, when all three groups will get together at 1:00 p.m. at the Clubhouse. This is our most important meeting of the year because we vote on our selections for next year. Each group has chosen eight titles and the entire list will be e-mailed to members by June 3. ■■ Please take the time to research the titles … [Read more...]

Page Turners Book Club will meet this month to discuss Turn of the Screw, by Henry James, a novella published serially in Collier's Weekly in 1898 and published in book form later that year. One of the world's most famous ghost stories, the tale is told mostly through the journal of a governess and depicts her struggle to save her two young charges … [Read more...]