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The SPIRIT of SCATARIE
by Lesley Crewe for our Nov 19th Meeting now available for loan from the choir room. Limited copies; please return promptly. NEWCOMERS are WELCOME! Hillcrest 2024 Book Club Annual Report
Hillcrest Book Club meets monthly in the chapel from September through June at 10 am on the third Wednesday of the month. We consistently have ten or so members at our meetings. We discuss books from a variety of genres and the discussions are always lively and accompanied by snacks and beverages. Our members include people from Hillcrest congregation and a few from outside our church community. In January we discussed The Spoon Stealer by Lesley Crewe, a wonderful writer from Cape Breton, Nova Scotia. In February we read a lively little novel The Maid by Nita Prose. In March we enjoyed Everybody’s Son by Thrity Umrigar Our April read was Pluck by Newfoundland writer Donna Morrisey. Our May choice was A Murmur of Men by local author Sharon Robson who joined us for an enjoyable read of her short stories. In June we met at Brenda Dewar’s home with author Katherine Dewar and discussed her book Called to Serve a powerful biography of the risks and rewards of military nursing in the early 20th century. Our September gathering, led by Brenda Dewar, featured a wide selection of books written by Yuval Noah Harari, Homo Deus A brief History of Tomorrow being our primary focus. In October, our chosen read was Pachinko by Min Jin Lee, a sweeping historical fictional saga of the hopes and dreams of a Korean family which immigrates to Japan . Our November meeting featured a novel entitled Nosy Parker by Lesley Crewe who joined us on a Zoom call. We finished out our year with a book of poetry entitled The Sun and her Flowers by Rupi Kaur and we also shared some Christmas readings from a variety of sources. Many thanks to Brenda Dewar for accessing our reads this year. She has put a tremendous amount of energy in finding titles which satisfy the reading preferences of our group. We welcome others to our lively discussions. Please consider joining us in 2025 for fun and fellowship and great literary experiences. Anne White and Mary Martin, Coordinators |
HILLCREST BOOK CLUB
Hey book lovers, come join us
at Hillcrest United Church for lively discussions of some great reads. We are a group of usually ten people who meet in the Hillcrest's chapel once each month September to June on either the second or third Wednesday of the month at 10am. Call the church at 902-838-2698 for further details, or read our weekly bulletin on our website which gives updated information. Of course, we always have coffee and tea and a treat, sometimes themed with our book of the month! |
A Few Books 2021, 2022 & 2023 and a memento of a Zoom Book Discussion
