February 21 - Paula - location TBA

Bel Canto by Ann Patchett

http://www.amazon.com/Bel-Canto-Ann-Patchett/dp/0060838728

Somewhere in South America, at the home of the country's vice president, a lavish birthday party is being held in honor of the powerful businessman Mr. Hosokawa. Roxanne Coss, opera's most revered soprano, has mesmerized the international guests with her singing. It is a perfect evening -- until a band of gunwielding terrorists takes the entire party hostage. But what begins as a panicked, life-threatening scenario slowly evolves into something quite different, a moment of great beauty, as terrorists and hostages forge unexpected bonds and people from different continents become compatriots, intimate friends, and lovers. 

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March 21 - Kimbril

April - Dana

May - Cherie

June - J.C.

July - Denise

August - Amy Jones

September - Amy Gall

October - Jennifer Malin

Let's discuss a night out in April at the next book club.  BRING CALENDARS

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