Hi everyone,
Thank you to everyone who braved the country lanes of Woodside to come to my house a couple weeks ago. We had a warm and joyful time together discussing The Glass Castle by Jeannette Walls, among other things. And special thanks to Mary Ann who updated the list of books we’ve read over the years – you are wonderful to keep this impressive list up-to-date!
The fundamental issue underlying our discussion of The Glass Castle was whether Jeannette’s parents were mentally ill or rebels who chose to live without responsibility. We all agreed that the children’s relative normalcy (well, maybe not all of them) was a remarkable feat.
Our next meeting is on Wednesday, June 13 at Marcia’s house. Please RSVP to her. As stated in the earlier email below, we are reading The Book Thief by Markus Zusak.
Some of the “other” discussions were about how to give advice to our adult children…
“I know you’ve already thought of this…”
Complain to yourself on voicemail and listen to it before saying something negative aloud to your children
“That’s wonderful/that’s terrible…let me know how it turns out.”
And then there was Laurie’s statement, “Someday I’m going to write a book about cowboys.” Our girl Laurie never ceases to be amazing!
Some book suggestions for the group:
Walking on Eggshells by Janes Isay
To Hell with All That by Caitlin Flanagan about stay-at-home vs. working moms
The Witch of Cologne, good summer reading
Grace (Eventually) by Annie Lamott
Eat Pray Love
Born on a Blue Day (memoir by an autistic savant)
Movie suggestions:
The Prize Winner of Defiance, Ohio (on DVD now)
Black Book about the Dutch Resistance in WWII
The Namesake
Congratulations to all the graduates in our midst!
Xxoo Jay
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