Dear Bookclub,
Like a dart landing in the bull's eye, our September 'summer night out' landed on a delightful evening with the surrounding oppressively hot evenings falling away. Our group of six settled at a Bernado Winery round table to discuss Louise Erdrich's "The Mighty Red" under a fading sky. Strings of garden lights lent a festive air. Festivity faded as we turned to Erdrich's tough mixed-up tale of teenage romance, capitalism killing the health of the earth, twisted characters embroiled in a fatal accident, fraud, and farming realities. How does she do this? A story tree? Thousands of post-it notes? The clever novel did not enthrall our group, although I was surprised by the last fifty pages and appreciated it in the end.
A ride down the mighty Red River would involve traveling north through toxic water. Rivers traveling south to north seem odd for no other reason than our north-oriented maps. Gravity dictates with higher ground to lower elevation directing the flow. The concept of ice dams and flooding due to southern areas thawing and flowing north into frozen territory struck me. I was not familiar with the 2009 Red River Flood:
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Looking forward to the holidays, Karen suggested a selection for our holiday read:
"Last Christmas in Paris: An Unforgettable Holiday Romance Set Across the Four Christmases of WWI" by Hazel Gaynor and Heather Webb
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Happy reading!
LK
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