DEC 20 Tustin Library Bookbite potluck/read

Hello,

Thank you for a wonderful book discussion evening with potato eats (thanks Sharon!).  Girl in Hyacinth Blue by Susan Vreeland is the read for December 20.  We are also having a potluck that evening and have already started the potluck list.  Feel free to bring what you'd like and call/email me so I can post it on the list.  This will be on the blog, too, at http://tustinlibrarybookbite.blogspot.com/

Tom - Vegetarian quiche

Lisa - CreamCheese mix & crackers

Ron - Drinks

Nancy - Katsu chicken

Marilyn - BBQ chicken

Marcia - Dessert

Library - paper goods & coffee
Maureen - Salad
Arlene C - Dessert
Arlene - Tamale Pie
Ellen - Tossed Salad
Nata - Pasta Dish
Sharon J - Salad & persimmon pudding w/ whipped cream

Thanks.

Nancy Pe'a

Adult Services Librarian

OC Public Libraries

Tustin Library

345 East Main Street

Tustin, CA  92780

Phone:  714-544-7725

Guernsey Literary Invitation @ Tustin Library

        Please join Ms. Juliet Ashton, Mr. Dawsey Adams, Mrs. Amelia Maugery, Isola Pribby, John Booker and other members in The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society, as we discuss this fine novel-in-letters written by Ms. Mary Ann Shaffer and completed posthumously by her niece, Ms. Annie Barrows.

 

        We will meet for discussion and refreshments in the Community Room of the Tustin Public Library at 7:00 p.m. on Monday next, November 15, 2010.

 

        We appreciate your kindly reading the book before joining the conversation; but do come to the discussion to hear about a book you will much enjoy reading at some future time.

 

 

Questions to Consider:

 

Who is the main character in the novel?

 

From whose point of view is the story told?

 

Was the format of letters written and responded to an effective treatment for this story?

 

The people of Guernsey were cut off from all communications with the world outside their island for five years.  Can you imagine that situation taking place today?

 

When needed supplies finally arrived, they were often wrapped in sections of old newspapers.  Each club member indicates favorite sections they were finally able to enjoy.  What is your favorite part of the daily or Sunday papers? 

 

Susan Scott and Sophie Strachan—what roles do they play in the story?

 

The author Charles Lamb is mentioned throughout the novel.  What purpose do he and his writings serve in the story?

 

Consider a few quotes attributed to Lamb:  “I love to lose myself in other men's minds.”   “I'd like to grow very old as slowly as possible.”    “We gain nothing by being with such as ourselves. We encourage one another in mediocrity. I am always longing to be with men more excellent than myself.”   And finally, “What is reading, but silent conversation.”

 

Would you agree with Isola Pribby that “Men are more interesting in books than they are in real life”?

 

Nancy Pe'a

Adult Services Librarian