Houston Women's Book Club

Details:

We will meet in the St. John the Divine Chapel Family Room at 2450 River Oaks Boulevard, 77019. Please reserve a free ticket for each meeting you plan to attend.

To find the Chapel Family Room, please park in the circle drive on River Oaks Boulevard, then enter through the double red doors, and proceed into the hallway on the right.

Don't miss out on this enriching experience! Save the date, and join us at the Houston Women's Book Club. We can't wait to embark on this literary journey with you!

Bookclub Schedule:

January 20
The Briar Club by Kate Quinn (author of The Rose Code)
The story of five young women living in a downtrodden women’s boarding house in Washington, D.C., during the McCarthy Era, when everyone was afraid of Russian espionage. Each of them has their own goals, whether marriage, career, or anonymity. Two murders in the building on Thanksgiving Day test the family they have formed.

February 17
Circling the Sun by Paula McClain
This is the amazing story of Beryl Markham, daughter of a British colonist and horse trainer during the 1920’s and 30’s in Kenya, Africa. She breaks the barriers and social norms for women as a champion racehorse trainer and was the first woman to fly across the Atlantic in a single-engine plane alone. Among the men in her life is Denys Finch Hatton, as depicted in Out of Africa.

March 17
The Henna Artist by Alka Joshi
The story of a young woman who breaks with tradition in 1950s India and deserts her brutal husband. She becomes the most sought-after henna artist among the high-caste and royal women in Jaipur, but her success is undermined when a sister born after she left her village arrives, damaging her carefully crafted world. This is a view of post-Gandhi/post-independence India struggling to find its identity after the British leave.

April 21
The Art Spy by Michelle Young
A young French woman is working at the Louvre in Paris. After the Nazis entered Paris during World War II and set up camp in the museum, she played a heroic role in saving priceless art.

May 19
The Correspondent by Virginia Evans
It’s the rage right now. It’s a story of a life told in a series of letters written by Sybil Van Antwerp, a retired lawyer, exploring themes of love, grief, forgiveness, and personal transformation. I have a feeling it is in the same genre as Galileo’s Daughter. Something to add to our list of new genres explored this year.

Summer Reading
Pride and Pleasure: The Schuyler Sisters in an Age of Revolution by Amanda Vaill
This is the story of the Schuyler sisters, born to a wealthy colonist in the Hudson Valley just before the outbreak of the American War of Independence. The quiet one marries Alexander Hamilton when he is a penniless immigrant. In contrast, the flamboyant sister marries a rake and has flirtations with many of the most significant men of her age, both in Europe and the colonies, including her sister’s husband.

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