This is my favorite day of the month when I attend two book clubs the first Wednesday of the month. Both of these books were excellent and a joy to discover. I highly recommend both.
CHURCH BOOK CLUB 10:00 AM
THE CHOICE: EMBRACE THE POSSIBLE by Edith Eger
At the age of sixteen, Edith Eger was sent to Auschwitz. Hours after her parents were killed, Nazi officer Dr. Josef Mengele, forced Edie to dance for his amusement and her survival. Edie was pulled from a pile of corpses when the American troops liberated the camps in 1945.
Edie spent decades struggling with flashbacks and survivor’s guilt, determined to stay silent and hide from the past. Thirty-five years after the war ended, she returned to Auschwitz and was finally able to fully heal and forgive the one person she’d been unable to forgive—herself.
Edie weaves her remarkable personal journey with the moving stories of those she has helped heal. She explores how we can be imprisoned in our own minds and shows us how to find the key to freedom. The Choice is a life-changing book that will provide hope and comfort to generations of readers.
LIBRARY BOOK CLUB 2:00 PM
THE LINCOLN HIGHWAY by Amor Towles
A #1 New York Times Best Seller
In June, 1954, eighteen-year-old Emmett Watson is driven home to Nebraska by the warden of the juvenile work farm where he has just served fifteen months for involuntary manslaughter. His mother long gone, his father recently deceased, and the family farm foreclosed upon by the bank, Emmett’s intention is to pick up his eight-year-old brother, Billy, and head to California where they can start their lives anew.
But when the warden drives away, Emmett discovers that two friends from the work farm—the wily, charismatic Duchess and earnest, offbeat Woolly—have stowed away in the trunk of the warden’s car. Together, they have hatched an altogether different plan for Emmett’s future, one that will take the four of them on a fateful journey in the opposite direction to the city of New York.
See the "DID YOU KNOW" post on tomorrow's page.
God Bless Dr. Eger for turning an unspeakable tragedy into a tool to bring comfort and understanding to others.
ReplyDeleteShe wrote this book when she was 90 and now she's 96 and going strong.
DeleteTwo book clubs in one day??? You are a glutton for punishment. And thank you for alerting me to these books. Many thanks.
ReplyDeleteI am a glutton for punishment and I'm so caught up in all of these books.
DeleteHappy Reading!
ReplyDeleteIt is definitely happy reading
DeleteYou have done an excellent job selling these two books to me. I read a lot and I never catch up!
ReplyDeleteThe Lincoln highway is over 500 pages so it takes a while but it's worth the read.
DeleteBoth of these sound worth the read, thank you!
ReplyDeleteThey really are good books.
DeleteThe books both sound interesting and I wish I had more time so I could read them. Maybe next year.
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