Anxious People (2019) Fredrik Backman This dramedy about a bank robbery-gone-awry unfolds into an astute, beautifully rendered character study of a random group of people. Their collective really bad day resolves in the most unexpected and poignant ways. Interested in Joining? The Deercreek Book Club was started in 1996. We welcome new members. To […]
The Giver of Stars by JoJo Moyes, 2019. Historical fiction. During The Great Depression, five women from very different backgrounds overcome obstacles as they deliver books on horseback in remote regions of the Appalachian Mountains. Based on the real-life Pack Horse Library Project, a program of the Works Progress Administration program (1935-1943), the novel is […]
The Egg and I by Betty MacDonald First published in 1945, this humorous memoir is about the author's adventures and travels as a young wife on a chicken farm in the US state of Washington.
Hamnet by Maggie O'Farrell, 2020. Biographical fiction/historical fiction. A fictional account of Shakespeare's son, Hamnet, who died at age 11 in 1596. “A story of the bond between twins, and of a marriage pushed to the brink by grief. It is also about a kestrel and its mistress; a flea that boards a ship in […]
Daughter of a Daughter of a Queen by Sarah Bird, 2018. Historical fiction/war story Loosely based on the true story of a freed female slave who posed as a man, joined the army, and served with the Buffalo Soldiers. The sweeping plot travels from the Civil War South to the Western frontier in a high-energy […]
This is Going to Hurt: Secret Diaries of a Junior Doctor by Adam Kay, 2017. Autobiography/humor. During his medical training, 2004 to 2010, British comedy writer and former junior doctor Kay scribbled diary entries in secret. The book is a no-holds-barred account of his time on the front line of the UK’s National Health Service, […]
Will select new books to read from July 2021 to June 2022. Please come with the title and author of one or two books that you would like to recommend, as well as a brief summary and any other information with the potential to generate interest. Fiction, memoir, and non-fiction genres are all welcome. Book […]
At the December 15th Book Club meeting members have the choice of reading aloud a favorite poem, a passage from a longer piece, or sharing a fond holiday memory. We look forward to enjoying this new twist on our holiday-season meeting. The Deercreek Book Club was started in 1996. We welcome new members. To […]
The Dutch House by Ann Patchett This novel about a brother and sister over the course of five decades explores their bond, the house of their childhood, and a past that will not let them go. Patricia Sterling will lead the discussion.
Eleanor Oliphant is Completely Fine by Gail Honeyman The novel focuses on 29-year-old Eleanor, a social misfit with a traumatic past who becomes enamored of a singer, whom she believes is her destiny. Mary Louise Selzer will lead the discussion.
