Book Club for March
Thank you, thank you Sharon for doing such a great job with the book club. We had a great turnout last night, here is her report:
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Hello all,
What a great time and a great turn out last night for the Pittsfield Book Club! It was great to see all who attended and can't wait until we meet again.
The discussion of "Three Cups of Tea" was thought provoking and it was wonderful how we could all relate Greg Mortenson's mission to something relevant in our own lives. Definitely a book to recommend to other readers.
The book chosen next is "Last Night at the Lobster" by Stewart O'Nan. Details below....
The next meeting will be Thursday, March 27th - 6:30 pm at the Roger Clark Memorial Library in Pittsfield. For all who attended last night, I will order this book for you, please contact me to pick it up at your convenience. If you did not attend last night and would like to be included on the order please email me at gashala@verizon.net as soon as possible.
I look forward to seeing you all again in March!
Sharon Mayer
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Last Night at the Lobster
"A deeply moving novel about how we work, how we live, and how we get to the next day with our spirits intact. If there was ever a book that embodies what's best in us, it's Stewart O'Nan's Last Night at the Lobster." Stephen King
Set on the last day of business of a Connecticut Red Lobster, this touching novel by the author of Snow Angels and A Prayer for the Dying tells the story of Manny DeLeon, a conscientious, committed restaurant manager any national chain would want to keep. Instead, corporate has notified Manny that his—and Manny does think of the restaurant as his—New Britain, Conn., location is not meeting expectations and will close December 20. On top of that, he'll be assigned to a nearby Olive Garden and downgraded to assistant manager. It's a loss he tries to rationalize much as he does the loss of Jacquie, a waitress and the former not-so-secret lover he suspects means more to him than his girlfriend Deena, who is pregnant with his child. On this last night, Manny is committed to a dream of perfection, but no one and nothing seems to share his vision: a blizzard batters the area, customers are sparse, employees don't show up and Manny has a tough time finding a Christmas gift for Deena. Lunch gives way to dinner with hardly anyone stopping to eat, but Manny refuses to close early or give up hope. Small but not slight, the novel is a concise, poignant portrait of a man on the verge of losing himself. Publishers Weekly
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Hello all,
What a great time and a great turn out last night for the Pittsfield Book Club! It was great to see all who attended and can't wait until we meet again.
The discussion of "Three Cups of Tea" was thought provoking and it was wonderful how we could all relate Greg Mortenson's mission to something relevant in our own lives. Definitely a book to recommend to other readers.
The book chosen next is "Last Night at the Lobster" by Stewart O'Nan. Details below....
The next meeting will be Thursday, March 27th - 6:30 pm at the Roger Clark Memorial Library in Pittsfield. For all who attended last night, I will order this book for you, please contact me to pick it up at your convenience. If you did not attend last night and would like to be included on the order please email me at gashala@verizon.net as soon as possible.
I look forward to seeing you all again in March!
Sharon Mayer
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Last Night at the Lobster
"A deeply moving novel about how we work, how we live, and how we get to the next day with our spirits intact. If there was ever a book that embodies what's best in us, it's Stewart O'Nan's Last Night at the Lobster." Stephen King
Set on the last day of business of a Connecticut Red Lobster, this touching novel by the author of Snow Angels and A Prayer for the Dying tells the story of Manny DeLeon, a conscientious, committed restaurant manager any national chain would want to keep. Instead, corporate has notified Manny that his—and Manny does think of the restaurant as his—New Britain, Conn., location is not meeting expectations and will close December 20. On top of that, he'll be assigned to a nearby Olive Garden and downgraded to assistant manager. It's a loss he tries to rationalize much as he does the loss of Jacquie, a waitress and the former not-so-secret lover he suspects means more to him than his girlfriend Deena, who is pregnant with his child. On this last night, Manny is committed to a dream of perfection, but no one and nothing seems to share his vision: a blizzard batters the area, customers are sparse, employees don't show up and Manny has a tough time finding a Christmas gift for Deena. Lunch gives way to dinner with hardly anyone stopping to eat, but Manny refuses to close early or give up hope. Small but not slight, the novel is a concise, poignant portrait of a man on the verge of losing himself. Publishers Weekly
