![]() This stalwart group of friends depicts a special slice of American life, of stay-at-home days and new careers, of children and grandchildren, of bold beginnings and second chances, in which the power of forgiveness, understanding, and the perfectly timed giggle fit is the CPR that mends broken hearts and shattered dreams. Holding on through forty eventful years, there’s Faith, a lonely mother of twins who harbors a terrible secret that has condemned her to living a lie big, beautiful Audrey, the resident sex queen who knows that with good posture and an attitude you can get away with anything Merit, the shy doctor’s wife with the face of an angel and the private hell of an abusive husband Kari, a wise woman with a wonderful laugh who knows the greatest gifts appear after life’s fiercest storms and finally, Slip, a tiny spitfire of a woman who isn’t afraid to look trouble straight in the eye. Laughter is the glue that holds them together-the foundation of a book group they call AHEB (Angry Housewives Eating Bon Bons), an unofficial “club” that becomes much more. The women of Freesia Court are convinced that there is nothing good coffee, delectable desserts, and a strong shoulder can’t fix. Learn how to use a American Dirt by Jeanine Cummins: Download ManualĪngry Housewives Eating Bon Bons by Lorna Landvik ![]() Lydia soon sees that everyone is running from something. But after her husband’s tell-all profile of the newest drug lord is published, none of their lives will ever be the same.įorced to flee, Lydia and Luca find themselves joining the countless people trying to reach the United States. ![]() And while cracks are beginning to show in Acapulco because of the cartels, Lydia’s life is, by and large, fairly comfortable. She has a son, Luca, the love of her life, and a wonderful husband who is a journalist. Jeanine Cummins's American Dirt, the #1 New York Times bestseller and Oprah Book Club pick that has sold over two million copies, is finally available in paperback. Deftly interweaving the lives of Marie-Laure and Werner, Doerr illuminates the ways, against all odds, people try to be good to one another.įrom the highly acclaimed, multiple award-winning Anthony Doerr, the stunningly beautiful instant New York Times bestseller about a blind French girl and a German boy whose paths collide in occupied France as both try to survive the devastation of World War II.Ĭategories: Book Club in a Bag - Fiction Titles Werner becomes an expert at building and fixing these crucial new instruments and is enlisted to use his talent to track down the resistance. In a mining town in Germany, Werner Pfennig, an orphan, grows up with his younger sister, enchanted by a crude radio they find that brings them news and stories from places they have never seen or imagined. With them they carry what might be the museum’s most valuable and dangerous jewel. ![]() When she is twelve, the Nazis occupy Paris and father and daughter flee to the walled citadel of Saint-Malo, where Marie-Laure’s reclusive great uncle lives in a tall house by the sea. ![]() Marie-Laure lives in Paris near the Museum of Natural History, where her father works. All the Light We Cannot See by Anthony Doerr ![]()
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