Ahh the end of the year busyness- graduations, final exams, getting ready for summer etc. Our group met last week but only one person had finished The Lace Reader. So we had no discussion because none of us wanted to have the ending revealed. We selected a time to finish the book and discuss it. We agreed to meet the third week of August for w(h) ine and cheese and to discuss the book. We did manage to select a few books for the upcoming fall which I will post later. We never seem to lack for suggested summer reads. It's funny how almost everyone manages to show up when we have a potluck dinner affair! On another note I just finished the latest Jacqueline Winspear "Maisie Dobbs" novel which I thoroughly enjoyed. Love the writing style and the heroine Maisie Dobbs a strong, independent young woman making her way in post WWI England as a not so traditional private investigator.

Tomorrow night is our last meeting until September. We have a potluck dinner which is always interesting and delicious, and then talk about summer reads- suggestions, what sounds good, what we hope to read, and then try to find a book for September so we can read that during the slow days of July and August. For the first time in awhile we have read a book for June- The Lace Reader. I sent out questions this afternoon in the hopes of generating a good discussion tomorrow. I am struggling getting through this book although it is interesting and I have been to Salem a couple of times. Once with my family so my daughter could visit and learn more about the area during the witch hunt and another time with my daughter and 3 of her friends for a Harry Potter (4 days) conference! That was an amazing experience.