Judy hosted the meeting and chose the book.We were welcomed to Judy’s by having a delightful garden party complete with champagne punch, lemonade and yummy chicken salad. Members also dressed in appropriate attire! Welcome to Kristy!
Judy chose this book because she received it as a gift from last year’s book exchange. Beth Hoffman was a first time author when she wrote this book. She is from Ohio and in her childhood she played with her brother and chickens. She had imaginary friends and drew a lot. She sold her first painting at age 14. Beth went on to be an interior designer. Judy shared that the book was published in other countries and the title and cover design were changed. It took this author 4 years to research Savannah and write the book. A movie could be in the future.
The “gamer” Judy had us identify the characters and quotes from the book with a matching game. Many characters shared life lessons in the book and some quotes were just funny! All agreed that it was a unique cast of characters in this book. We were able to discuss each character using the game's quotes.
Some of the blurbs that were given to describe the book were: pleasant read, happy ending, enjoyable, feel-good book, easy read, uplifting, fun, girl power, sappy, laugh out loud book, entertaining, paralleled “The Help”, passionate, female relationships, kindness, love, too good to be true story.
Judy shared peach cobbler for dessert! Her southern hospitality was just “peachy”.
Author's website: http://bethhoffman.net/the-book
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