June Book choice

The Zookeeper's Wife ( a war story)

 our June book choice

Here is an interview

 with Diane Ackerman about writing this book it

is located on her author site:

 

http://www.powells.com/authors/dianeackerman.html

May Bookgroup Meeting

 Our May get together was hosted by Rory at Beth's lovely home. Few of us finished the book but we all had a grand time just the same.

Here is what the online press had to say about the book

"The Wordy Shipmates of Sarah Vowell's nonfiction book are the Puritans who founded the Massachusetts Bay Colony in the 1630s. They were a pious, educated group led by John Winthrop, assured of their righteousness in the eyes of God. They brought war to the Indians and kept a tight rein on their own citizens, leading to Roger Williams leaving to settle Rhode Island and Anne Hutchinson being tried for heresy. Yet their enduring legacy on the country is undisputed. Sarah Vowell also brings her humorous style to her own ruminations on history and culture, both past and present. The Wordy Shipmates has received mostly positive reviews with the Seattle Times saying, "For the most part, though, the writer remains her usual droll, big-hearted self. Vowell's breezy style often disguises her solid craft and the richer messages below her work's shiny surface, so don't be fooled. She's a genuine treasure."