Just to let everyone know that the book for April is Crossing to Safety by Wallace Stegner.
From Amazon.com:
It's deceptively simple: two bright young couples meet during the Depression and form an instant and lifelong friendship. "How do you make a book that anyone will read out of lives as quiet as these?" Larry Morgan, a successful novelist and the narrator of the story, poses that question many years after he and his wife, Sally, have befriended the vibrant, wealthy, and often troubled Sid and Charity Lang. "Where is the high life, the conspicuous waste, the violence, the kinky sex, the death wish?" It's not here. What is here is just as fascinating, just as compelling, as touching, and as tragic.
I'm about 50+ pages into it and must say that the writing is insightful and beautiful - this is a very promising book so far!
Rupa
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OK - so I just finished Crossing to Safety and have to say that this was the best book of the year (so far!) I could identify with so many moments in the book as well as the characters! The author has so much depth - almost reminded me of Ian McEwan's analytical style but much better! I raced through the end so I could return it to the library but still managed to get the emotion packed ending - Phew! People are so complicated - sometimes you don't need fiction - just snapshots of people's lives. Enjoyed it thoroughly - hope you all do too.
does someone have a link to the discussion questions for this book? I really enjoyed it as well and think the discussion will be good.
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