November 2010: Washington Square

For November, we are back to a classic - Washington Square by Henry James. This is a short novel written in 1880 by Henry James, who was American born but lived in England most of his life. It focuses on the relationship of a widowed father and his daughter.

So as not to conflict with the Thanksgiving holiday, we will be meeting the first Friday of December to discuss this book.

June is Fiction!

And for this month, we're reading The House of the Seven Gables by Nathaniel Hawthorne.

This book centers on an old house where a fictional family has lived for over two centuries. The story Hawthorne weaves about this family examines how one generation passes guilt on to its progeny and the progeny responds to this burden with retribution or forgiveness.

We will discuss this novel on the last Friday of the month, June 25th at 7:30 pm. Please see Sunday's bulletin for more details on how to join us!

February Reading

This month's discussion will be on the novel Wise Blood by Flannery O'Connor. Flannery O'Connor is best known for her short stories, but she also wrote two novels, of which this is the first. It was published in 1952.

Wise Blood is on the short side (about 120 pages), so we hope you will find time to read it before our discussion! The discussion will be held on February 26 at 7:30 pm.