BOOK OF THE WEEK: Outlander
I haven’t read this book but it is the Meadowlake Book Club choice for October. Should I read it? I’d love to know your thoughts. Please leave a comment if you’ve read it. I’d also love to know if any of you have watched the television series.
Outlander: A Novel
by Diana Gabaldon by Dell
Kindle Edition ~ Release Date: 2004-10-26
BOOK OF THE WEEK: Winner is Gloria Knight
An Aha! Subscriber recommended this book by Georgia Author, Neill Calabro. Neill sent me two copies of the book and I’m giving one away today! To win just Leave a comment and I’ll pick a winner this weekend!
I haven’t read it yet but Neill tells me it is a civil rights, court room, supernatural, Southern Gothic novel. … Read More »
BOOK & MOVIE OF THE WEEK
Gone Girl was #6 on our Aha! Good Books Survey and I read it back when it was first released in 2012. I distinctly remember reading the first paragraph of Part 2 in the book and audibly gasping for breath. Oh….the surprise! If you haven’t read it, and you love suspense and drama you should download it now! … Read More »
BOOK OF THE WEEK
The author is the best boss I ever had at AT&T. His book is hilarious, heartwarming, and such fun! My Meadowlake Book Club (pictured below) chose this book as our October selection. Trent thoroughly entertained us last night! You should read it too!
Life on Altamont Court: Finding the Extraordinary in the Ordinary
by Trent D Pines
Kindle Edition ~ Release Date: 2014-01-15
I just finished this book last night! I had a very hard time putting it down. Part 1 gets 5+ stars out of 5! I LOVED Sophie and the historical fiction lesson about WWI in France. The author does a great job intertwining the past with the present in a way that keeps you glued to the book until you know how the pieces all fit together in the end! … Read More »
BOOK OF THE WEEK
Orphan Train is a fantastic selection for those who love historical fiction. Vivian is the same age as my grandmother and I fell in love with her immediately. As she recounts her history as an orphan to modern day foster child, Molly, it will break your heart into pieces. But the ending makes everyone’s heart mostly whole again. … Read More »
Bestselling author, Wendy Wax was in Dunwoody Wednesday Night attending Meadowlake Neighborhood’s book club meeting. Heather Larson invited Wendy after meeting her last year at The Aha! Connection’s “Best Book Club Ever!” Wendy’s current book, The House on Mermaid Point, is the third in the series following Ten Beach Road and Ocean Beach. The consensus from the neighborhood girls is that we loved the book and thought it was an excellent summer read. … Read More »
Making Sense of the Bible – Dunwoody United Methodist Church, Senior Pastor, Rev. Dan Brown, and Rev. Keith Lawder will co-lead a study of Adam Hamilton’s book. “Acting as friend and guide to those who seek to read the Bible intelligently and with spiritual insight, Hamilton walks readers through the pitfalls of fundamentalism and dry scholarship, opening up both the Bible’s profound humanity and its wisdom for living.”… Read More »
Do you long to know God more intimately? Do you desire a rock-solid faith to believe Him for the challenges, questions and doubts you are facing? This is an opportunity for you to examine your relationship with God and to decide to believe God and take Him at his word. … Read More »
What do you get when you mix an orphaned girl just coming of age, a grieving, pain-filled family, a rural Kentucky barnyard, a donkey who has lived since Adam and has stories to tell, a mentally-handicapped man, and an apocalyptic climax? Happily, you get a literary novel that maintains its lyrical language and dramatic pace from the first to the last page and leaves you thinking, smiling, wondering, looking at this life and the next with eyes to see in fresh, new ways.… Read More »
Aha! subscriber Debra Jansen wrote in June to tell me that she and her husband, Donald, have written a debut novel, Scar Tissue, a medical drama/romance under the pen name Debra MacDonald. They have lived in Dunwoody/Sandy Springs since 1990. Don is a cardiologist at Emory St. Joseph’s and Debra is a photographer. They decided to co-author this novel about two years ago and it is now published and for sale on Amazon! … Read More »
Great book for middle school boys. I thoroughly enjoyed it and am looking forward to the movie coming out in September. Warning: It’s a trilogy and you might get hooked!
