April 2009 Meeting

The Host: Bev

The Book: The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society, A Novel

Response of the Book Club Members: Everyone dearly loved the book and said that they would love to read more books about this period of time which was World War II. And everyone also stated that they would like to read books about World War II from the view of Europeans who suffered because of the was. A nice comparison for American memories and thoughts about World War II.

Here are the photos Bev sent of the April 2009 Book Club Meeting that she hosted at her home. This top photo is a photo of an authentic recipe for Potato Peel Pie. Click on the photo to read how very awful this recipe is. This recipe comes from Annie Barrows who was one of the authors of our April book selection, The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society, A Novel.

All the book club members at the April meeting breathed a sigh of relief when they saw that Bev wasn't serving Potato Peel Pie but some very delicious appetizers instead to go along with her wine selections.

And here hostess Bev is posing with a big bowl of fresh strawberries for everyone to enjoy.

Bev collects bunny rabbit collectibles so she is the perfect hostess for an Easter time gathering. Can you spot the bunnies hiding among the orchid plants on the kitchen table?

On book club night the members like to begin each meeting by noshing on yummy appetizers while having a glass of wine and catching up on each book club member's past month. From left to right around the kitchen island we have Connie, Maura, Teresa, Delaine, Dickie, D.J., Pat, Cindy and Haelie. Three members were unable to attend the April meeting: Laurie, Carol and Joann.

Another view of the gang in Bev's pretty kitchen: D.J., Pat, Dickie, Cindy and Haelie.

This is the book group sitting in Bev's family room where they discussed the book. Another tradition of the book club is to serve coffee and dessert after the book discussion. Bev served a yummy chocolate cake from Wegman's Gourmet In-store Bakery with those big luscious strawberries that she was passing in a previous photo. Pictured from left to right in this photo is Delaine, Pat, Maura, Haelie, Cindy and the lady with the cute red shoes who is D.J.