BOOK CLUB
THE FPC BOOK CLUB meets the second Thursday of each month at 1:00 p.m. in the parlor. Anyone who loves to read and discuss books is encouraged to attend – no reservations required!
In the coming months we will be reading When All the World Was Young by Barbara Holland (November); The Screwtape Letters by C. .S. Lewis (December); and Water for Elephants by Sara Gruen (January). We have also identified the following titles for future consideration: The Reckoning by Sharon Kay Penman; Truth and Beauty by Ann Patchett; Autobiography of a Face by Lucy Grealy; The Road by Cormac McCarthy; His Excellency George Washington by Joseph Ellis; and Love in the Time of Cholera by Gabriel Garcia Marquez. For more information, call Mary Ann Campbell at 703-253-5300.
Members of the FPC Book Club choose an eclectic mix of contemporary and classic fiction and non-fiction. Come and join in our discussions. Future selections will include both nonfiction and classic titles
BOOKS WE'VE READ
| A Prayer for Owen Meany |
John Irving |
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| Bel Canto |
Anne Patchett |
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| Birds Without Wings |
Louis De Bernieres |
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| Cat’s Eye |
Margaret Atwood |
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| Digging to America |
Anne Tyler |
In her 17th novel, Anne Tyler gives us a story about the collision of cultures, while portraying the daily dramas of family life. Two families meet at the airport, each awaiting the arrival of an adopted infant daughter from Korea. One family is very American; the other has roots in Iran. Events unfold as the families continue to connect in the years ahead. |
| Far From the Madding Crowd |
Thomas Hardy |
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| Founding Brothers |
Joseph Ellis |
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| Housekeeping |
Marilyn Robinson |
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| Look At Me |
Anita Brookner |
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| March |
Geraldine Brooks |
In her second novel, Geraldine Brooks bases her story on the absent father in Louisa May Alcott’s classic Little Women. As Brooks’ story begins, Mr. March, has left his wife and daughters to serve as a Union chaplain in the Civil War. Much is addressed as the novel progresses – the horrors of war, the injustices of racism, the conflicts of idealism in the face of suffering. |
| Middlesex |
Jeffrey Eugenides |
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| Mountains Beyond Mountains |
Tracy Kidder |
In this outstanding work, Pulitzer Prize-winning author Tracy Kidder explores the life of Dr. Paul Farmer, a Massachusetts native who has been working in Haiti since 1982, providing health services to thousands of peasant farmers. Using interviews with family members, friends and associates, Kidder provides a wonderfully rich account of Dr. Farmer’s life and accomplishments. |
| Shaggerford |
Jon Hassler |
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| The Alchemist |
Paulo Coelho |
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The House on Mango Street
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Sandra Cisneros |
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The Kite Runner
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Khalid Hosseini |
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| The Language Instinct |
Steven Pinker |
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| The Other Boleyn Girl |
Philippa Gregory |
This historical novel is the story of two sisters competing for the affection of a king. The sisters are Mary and Anne Boleyn. The king, of course, is Henry VIII. This vivid, compelling tale of love, court intrigue, and fateful ambition is told with a consummate skill guaranteed to keep the reader avidly turning pages until the very end. |
| The Secret Life of Bees |
Sue Monk Kidd |
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| To Kill A Mockingbird |
Harper Lee |
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Traveling Mercies
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Anne LaMott |
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| Vanity Fair |
William Makepeace Thackeray |
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| Zen in the Art of Archery |
Eugen Herrigel |
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