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Book Club
Meeting schedule
Our Book Club meets on the 3rd Friday of the month at noon. Meeting place varies but it is usually at Stonecroft Manor in Oakland during the winter months and at Dutch's in the summer months. The patio facing the lake is a great spot to discuss the book, enjoy lunch and the beautiful lake as well.
Book selections
Below are several books read in 2025 with the highest ratings
The Engineer's Wife by Tracey Enerson Wood - A Novel about the Brooklyn Bridge which was built by a woman.
This Tender Land by William Kent Krueger - Story about four orphans who travel the Mississippi River during the Great Depression.
The Light Pirate by Lily Brooks-Dalton - Set in the future in Florida, a story of survival resilience.
The Indigo Girl by Natasha Boyd - A story of a sixteen-year-old girl in Colonial South Carolina, her ambition, betrayal, and sacrifice.
Take My Hand by Dolen Perkins Valdez - Inspired from true events, a Black Nurse in post segregation Alabama who blows the whistle on an injustice to her patients.
How to Read a Book by Monica Wood - Story about an English Teacher and a life changing power of sharing stories.
Past readings
Each year the group tries to select books from various genre. Here is a sampling of past reads:
The Personal Librarian by Marie Benedict (Historical fiction)
The P.A.N. by Jenny Hickman (Fairytale)
The Giver of Stars by Jojo Moyes (Historical fiction)
Hamnet by Maggie O’Farrell (Historical fiction)
Wish You Were Here by Jodi Picoult (Fiction)
The Magnificent Lives of Marjorie Post by Allison Pataki (Historical fiction)
Elephant Company by Vicki Croke (Nonfiction)
What's Mine and Yours by Naima Coster (Fiction)
The Lincoln Highway by Amor Towles (Fiction)
French Braid by Anne Tyler (Fiction)