Wine, Women and Words

Name of Club: Wine, Women and Words

Brief Description: Meet in each others' homes for potluck dinner and conversation, followed by informal book discussion. Reading guide rotation. Casual, informal group structure.

When was it started: 2006

How many members: 8 (a number that fits around dining table)

Member profile: Single/married professional career (some working, some retired), women of a "certain age", who enjoy reading. We also do other group activites.

Taking new members: Only when someone leaves the group. The number stays at eight.

Does Club focus on particular types of books, and if so, what types: Classics, pop fiction, biographies and memoirs.  Books are either available at local library or purchased in paperback.

What books has you club read recently:

The Glass Castle: A Memoir By Jeannette Walls Cover Image
$17.99
ISBN: 9780743247542
Availability: No new copies on our shelves but maybe in used, now or arriving soon. Ask us.
Published: Scribner - January 17th, 2006

March 2011 selection


Lark and Termite: A Novel (Vintage Contemporaries) By Jayne Anne Phillips Cover Image
$16.00
ISBN: 9780375701931
Availability: No new copies on our shelves but maybe in used, now or arriving soon. Ask us.
Published: Vintage - January 12th, 2010

February 2011 selection


Ishmael: A Novel (Ishmael Series #1) By Daniel Quinn Cover Image
$18.00
ISBN: 9780553375404
Availability: On Our Shelves Now
Published: Bantam - May 1st, 1995

Child of God (Vintage International) By Cormac McCarthy Cover Image
$17.00
ISBN: 9780679728740
Availability: On Our Shelves Now
Published: Vintage - June 29th, 1993

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Cutting for Stone By Abraham Verghese Cover Image
$19.00
ISBN: 9780375714368
Availability: On Our Shelves Now
Published: Vintage - January 26th, 2010

The Optimist's Daughter: Pulitzer Prize Winner (Vintage International) By Eudora Welty Cover Image
$16.00
ISBN: 9780679728832
Availability: No new copies on our shelves but maybe in used, now or arriving soon. Ask us.
Published: Vintage - August 11th, 1990

South of Broad: A Novel By Pat Conroy Cover Image
$18.00
ISBN: 9780385344074
Availability: No new copies on our shelves but maybe in used, now or arriving soon. Ask us.
Published: Dial Press Trade Paperback - May 4th, 2010

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