Hi all, and thanks to Ashley for hosting another fun book club. What a good time we had, even though there was not much to discuss with this book. It was charming, easy to read and had a compelling story line, albeit not altogether believable. But, as they say, it is fiction.
The characters were easy to categorize and so there was little conflict in what to think about them. There were evil twins, an overbearing, abusive father and the mercurial celebrity chef miraculously transformed into a generous, supportive boyfriend. Wasn't it really his Picasso painting after all?
But, mere quibbles as in the end, we liked this book a lot and enjoyed reading it, although it didn't give us much to discuss. Too bad, but it meant more time to chat!
And so on to our next book, River of Doubt by Candice Millard. Several of us had read this and really recommended it. Since our meeting, I have heard from a number of people who loved this book so I am looking forward to it. This tells the incredible story of Theodore Roosevelt's harrowing exploration of an uncharted river in the Amazon and is, despite the unlikely scenario, a true story. This is the way Roosevelt chose to get over his election defeat in 1912, and it sounds fabulous.
Kathy Baker has volunteered to host, the date is March 20. We haven't been to Kathy's for a while, so directions will come out later but keep in mind it is in Goochland County, not too far from me but a bit west.
Thanks to Lynn and Julie J. who steered me to the library, I have been reading a lot of varied things and also have discovered that libraries have cookbooks! Who knew? Since discovering that, I have been checking out all kinds of baking books to try and keep up with Ashley's amazing baking. It is a challenge!
See you all very soon!
