Thanks everyone for coming out to discuss Cheryl's book choice Bluebird Bluebird by Attica Locke. It was one of our largest turnouts in quite a while.
FX bought the rights to the book and a show will be created. We always read books that end up being a movie. LOL My daughter was on call that day so she was able to come with me and she was our photographer for the night. Good job Pamela and Thank you.
I've managed to lose what notes I took that night but I can tell you that it generated a lot of chatter, not that this group has a problem talking. It's always neat to read a book when it talks about towns that we have heard of or know of. And this was one of those books. The author is a Texas gal and wrote about towns in East Texas except for Lark. It's by Amarillo. Oh well who cares.
Cheryl's book Bluebird Bluebird by Attica Locke. The book touches on racial and social issues and Cheryl worried it might be an issue with some due to all the unrest in today's world but no problem at all with this group.
The books is centered around Texas Ranger Darren Mathews who has to deal with his own decisions and conflicts. He went to law school but chose law enforcement over being a lawyer. Which caused a big divide between him and his wife and they separated.
Darren heads to Lark in East Texas to investigate the murders of a black man Michael and a white woman named Missy at the request of his Houston FBI agent friend even though he was currently suspended due to his part in helping his friend Mack with a white supremacist. The supremacist showed up at Macks place harassing Mack's granddaughter. Darren arrived to defuse the confrontation but shortly after the white supremacist ended up dead. And Mack is the prime suspect.
The Lark sheriff is investigating the presence of a female body in the bayou behind Genva Sweet's Sweets but does little about the body of the black male Michael Wright also found in the bayou close the local bar.
Darren starts at Geneva's place first and then he goes to the local bar that is filled with white folks only and some had the Aryan Brotherhood tattoos. In walks the dead man's widow Randie. The folks inside were not please with them being there. Some needed to put tape on this womans mouth. I understand she grief stricken but I would have thought she could sense the hatred and danger by being in that bars yelling. And the fun begins..... There were a few twist and turns with a who's your daddy kind of story. And who killed who and why.
Everyone enjoyed the book.
Gaye Marie was ready with her book choice.... Her choice was The Giver of the Stars by JoJo Moyes.
Our next meeting will be October 15th!. The location will be determined once we can get an idea of how many will be able to attend. It will either be at Gaye's home or at the Lupe Tortilla's on 1960 that has a room with doors so that conversations can be heard better.
Next to Choose: Jan, Kathy, Lauren, Lisa, Pam, Sandy. Have a book ready ladies.
Until then........
