I've been slacking on the Book Club posts... but ya'll have been slacking off on coming! lol :) We FINALLY found an amazing book that gave us hope: good books DO exist! We read "The French Gardener" by Santa Montefiore at the end of April. A beautiful tale of love and gardens. The secondary characters are just as tantalizing as the main characters (maybe more), and the story keeps you reading until way past your bedtime. Forget Edward Cullen, ladies, we should be wearing "Team Jean-Paul" shirts from now on! Some of the magic was lost on Cristina & Gerald, who disagreed with the main character's lack of self restraint; but the beauty of the book is in the cottage and a table set with tea for two for more than two decades. Please, if you read nothing else this summer, pick up a copy of "The French Gardener!" You won't be disappointed.
After that fabulous fairytale, we analyzed the genres we've covered and those we have not. It was a group decision to pursue a classic, and we settled on Oprah's choice: "A Tale of Two Cities." We're currently struggling through the second half (well... Gerald is... Cristina's 20% in and I'm at a meager 7% according to the Kindle), but plan to continue reading slowly throughout the summer.
We're tackling two genres in one with our next selection: "The Stories of Breece D'J Pancake" by Breece D'J Pancake himself! We'll hit two birds with one stone: short story & West Virginia author. Breece D'J Pancake bio from amazon.com:
