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'Books are the quietest and most constant of friends; they are the most accessible and wisest of counselors, and the most patient of teachers.'
Charles William Eliot https://www.britannica.com/biography/Charles-William-Eliot
Monday Morning Book Club - 1st Monday 9:30 a.m.
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Monday Afternoon Book Club - 1st. Monday: 1:00 p.m.
Convenor: Carol Fowler
'The books transported her into new worlds and introduced her to amazing people who lived exciting lives.' (Roald Dahl, Matilda)
2020-21 Schedule
Meetings are held on the first Monday of the month with the exception of September which will be held on the 14th because of Labour Day which this year falls on the 7th.
| Date | Book | Host |
| September 14th | Murdered Midas by Charlotte Gray | Carol |
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October 5th |
Brother by David Chariandy |
Inta |
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November 2nd |
As Bright As Heaven by Susan Meissner | Laura |
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December 7th |
The Chillbury Ladies Choir by Jennifer Ryan |
Kathy |
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January 4th |
The Woman Who Smashed Codes by Jason Fagone | Marion |
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February 1st |
Your choice from the Science Fiction list |
Trish |
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March 1st |
Victor & Evie: British Aristocrats In Wartime Rideau Hall by Dorothy Phillips | sandy |
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April 5th |
The Hanging of Angelique by Afua Cooper | Lynn |
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May 3rd |
Where the Crawdads Sing by Delia Owens |
Jeanie |
| June 1st | Pot-Luck Lunch + book selection | Carol |
Novel Women - 3rd Tuesday 1:00 p.m.
- Convenor: Tomi Hunter
- 'Reading is to the mind what exercise is to the body.'
- The Novel Women Group usually meets in members’ homes on the third Tuesday of each month starting at 1:00 p.m. This year, we expect most of our meetings will be online using ZOOM.
Our reading list for 2020/21 comprises an eclectic selection of fiction and non-fiction books:
Date Book Leader
Sept.15
Becoming - Michelle Obama Janice
Oct. 20
Year of Wonders- Geraldine Brooks Mary
Nov. 17
The Silent Patient - Alex Michaelides Sheila
Dec.15
Bel Canto - Ann Patchett Joelyn
Jan. 19
American Dirt - Jeanine Cummins Joan
Feb. 16
A Long Petal of the Sea - Isabel Allende Tomi
Mar. 16
The Shoe on the Roof - Will Ferguson Cathie
Apr. 20
Recipe for a Perfect Wife - Karma Brown
Girl Woman Other - Bernardine Evaristo - (Revised Dec. 2020)
Cheryl
May 18
The Boys in the Boat - Daniel James Brown OR
The Woman in the White Kimono - Ana Johns
Joy
TBD
June 15
Pot-luck luncheon and book selection All members
- Twisted Sisters Book Club - 1st Wednesday 10:00 a.m.
- Convenor: Cathie Faubert
This unique book club asks members to think “outside the box.” We meet on the first Wednesday of the month between 10:00 -12 noon. This year, all our meetings will be via ZOOM. Cathie will create lists of the shared book and distribute them to members
Our themes for 2020-21 is Canada.
| Date | Theme | Comments |
| Sept. 16 | Summer Reads | Share our summer readings |
| Oct. 7 | Canadian History | |
| Nov. 3 | Inspirational Canadian Women | https://www.amightygirl.com/blog?p=12590 |
| Dec. 2 | Canadian Travel | May include trecking across Canada, a memoir, or a Canadian going on a adventure |
| January* | No meeting this month | |
| Feb. 3 | Canadian Indigenous Story | May include history, memoir or fiction |
| Mar. 3 | Canadian Art | May include film, music, visual arts, or animation |
| Apr. 7 |
Famous Canadian Chefs |
May include cookbook, memoir or tribute |
| May 5 | Canadian Medical Discoveries | May include historical, Nobel Prize award winners, or female achievements |