This is the first in a new selection of books for 2022!  New members are most welcome.  (See below for an idea of the variety of books chosen.)

Picoult explores the complex choices of the heart for a young Amish woman, and the compelling journey of discovery for an urban lawyer who befriends and protects her. Moving seamlessly from psychological drama to courtroom suspense, Plain Truth is a triumph of contemporary storytelling. Jodi Picoult presents a fascinating portrait of Amish life rarely witnessed by those outside the faith — and discovers a place where circumstances are not always what they seem, where love meets falsehood, and where relationships grow strong enough to span two worlds.

The research is convincing, the plotting taut, the scenes wonderfully vivid… [An] absorbing, multidimensional portrait of an Amish clan… a hummer of a tale.” People

Welcome New Members:  The selection of books for the next 6 to 12 months continues to reflect the wide range of interests of our Book Club.  New members are welcome to share in the wealth of our discussions as we delve into Amish culture with Plain Truth, the Spanish Civil War with Hemingway’s  For whom the Bell Tolls, Chinese peasant culture in Pearl Buck’s The Good Earth,  Maggie O’Farrell’s Hamnet,  Native American schools in This Tender Land by William Krueger, current American cultural issues in Walking With the Wind by John Lewis and Michael D”Orso,  Afghan culture in A Thousand Splendid Suns by Khaled Hosseini, and The Lincoln Conspiracy by Brad Meltzer and Josh Mensch just to mention a few.