Grit: The Power of Passion and Perseverance by Angela Duckworth. Led by Michelle All Saints' Library Ninth & Dolores Ave., Carmel-by-the-Sea, CA Sonja Lyubomirsky, Professor, University of California, Riverside and author of The How of Happiness, "This book will change your life. Fascinating, rigorous, and practical, Grit is destined to be a classic in the literature of success." Salad is provided. Feel free to bring an addition to the salad or a snack for others to enjoy.
Anxious People by Fredrik Backman. Led by Sarah. A book bag selection. Ten copies will be available at April’s meeting. Our May book is a poignant comedy about a failed bank robber who accidentally takes a group of quirky strangers hostage during an apartment open house, only to vanish when police storm the scene. It is a heartwarming story about empathy, human connection, and modern anxieties.” An instant #1 New York Times bestseller, the new novel from the author of A Man Called Ove is a “quirky, big-hearted novel….Wry, wise, and often laugh-out-loud funny, it’s a wholly original story that delivers pure pleasure” (People). Salad is provided. Feel free to bring an addition to the salad or a snack for others to enjoy.
Christine Falls by Benjamin Black (aka John Banville). Led by Gwynn. Quirke is a surly pathologist living in 1950s Dublin. One night, after having a few drinks at a party, he returns to the morgue to find his brother-in-law tampering with the records on a young woman's corpse. The next morning, when his hangover has worn off, Quirke reluctantly begins looking into the woman's history. He discovers a plot that spans two continents, implicates the Catholic Church, and may just involve members of his own family. He is warned--first subtly, then with violence--to lay off, but Quirke is a stubborn man. The first novel in the Quirke series brings all the vividness and psychological insight of John Banville's writing to the dark, menacing atmosphere of a first-class thriller. Salad is provided. Feel free to bring an addition to the salad or a snack for others to enjoy.
During the Lenten Season we will continue to read, study and ponder Paul's First Letter to the Corinthians. The mystery of Christ's Cross and Resurrection and the Gift of the Holy Spirit are at the heart of Pauline theology and this is no less true of this letter than the others. This makes it appropriate reading for the seasons of Lent and Easter(or any season). All the baptized are incorporated into Christ and so daily we die with Him, we rise in Him to new life, life in the Holy Spirit of God.
The December book will be announced soon. Join us for our discussion as we share analysis, perspectives, and conversation, including the characters, themes, and writing style of the book. Salad is provided. Feel free to bring an addition to the salad or a snack for others to enjoy.
The November book will be announced soon. Join us for our discussion as we share analysis, perspectives, and conversation, including the characters, themes, and writing style of the book. Salad is provided. Feel free to bring an addition to the salad or a snack for others to enjoy.
