October BYOB

Only a few members were able to come to our October meeting but as always, very interesting discussions from the books read.

Lyn reported on the women from the USA that were in Vietnam…especially a young woman who lost her much loved brother in that war.  We discussed the protests occurring during that era.  The dynamics of this girl’s family were very much part of her story.  Her Father never recognized her efforts to remember her brother’s life!  She became a nurse and went to work in Vietnam during the war.

Kathy is reading Nexus!  We, as usual, got into some interesting discussions!  We discussed how the workplace has changed over the years and how it will be affected in the future.  We questioned how the media will change and wonder where will we get information that is TRUE.  We will definitely see changes in politics.  We will, hopefully, see advances in science and research!  How will our personal lives be affected?

Toine read  The Tennis Player.  That was an appropriate book for Toine.  It is a true story about a relationship that develops between a surgeon and a young intern who is going through drug addiction.  We were interested in the fact that it was written by Abraham Verghese!

The book Dolores read  is The Little Drummer Girl.  It is the story of a young British actress who gets recruited to work as a spy by the Isrealis.  John Le Carré, the author, was a spy for Britain during the Cold War …so he writes from experience!  Since he was a spy in real life, he had to use a pen name.  He really develops the characters the the first half of the book.  It depicts the grief of people involved in the Israeli/ Palestinian conflict … and the toll it takes on this young woman who gets involved as a spy.  This book was made into a movie.

Submitted by Jo Graham