June's Book

The Diary of Mattie Spenser
by Sandra Dallas

June 19th (3rd Thurs.)
8pm at Janeen's home

Summary:
No one is more surprised than Mattie Spenser herself when Luke Spenser, considered the great catch of their small Iowa town, asks her to marry him. Less than a month later, they are off in a covered wagon to build a home on the Colorado frontier. Mattie's only company is a slightly mysterious husband and her private journal, where she records the joys and frustrations not just of frontier life, but also of a new marriage to a handsome but distant stranger. As she and Luke make life together on the harsh and beautiful plains, Mattie learns some bitter truths about her husband and the girl he left behind and finds love where she least expects it. Dramatic and suspenseful, this is an unforgettable story of hardship, friendship and survival.

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April's Book

Eyes at the Window
by Evie Yoder Miller

April 20, 2011 (3rd Wed.)
8pm at Trina's

Trina said:
"I have a book that I REALLY enjoyed...It was a long read, but very thought provoking. I think it would make for a good discussion. I don't think there are many copies at the library, but maybe we could schedule the book for a ways out, and rotate it around?"

The library has 9 copies and considering the book discussion isn't for a few more months, hopefully we'll all be able to read the book. Happy Reading!

Summary:
*Starred Review* Miller's Eyes at the Window is a sturdy saga reaching from 1810 until the Civil War, set mostly in an Amish pioneer community in Ohio. Miller uses eight points of view to show the rise and fall of patriachs, the devoutness of women, and the privations of all as gradually the wilderness is tamed. She's particularly skilled at conjuring the internal lives of people who might seem stoical but, upon deeper examination, prove as passionate as anyone. Their passion is united over the murder of a baby in its crib, an event that transforms them all. The identity of the murderer isn't known for 50 years, making the life of one Reuben Hershberger an agony, since he is shunned as the putative culprit. The story is based on a true incident, and Miller has done a fine job with her research, avoiding anachronisms entirely. John Mort
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