Forgive Me, a 2007 novel by Amanda Eyre Ward, is the book we've chosen for our next discussion. I've copied this from Barnes & Noble's Features section about the book online:From the acclaimed author of How to Be Lost comes a gorgeous new novel about love, memory, and motherhood.Another of the "features" at B&N.com is an excerpt, labeled "Chapter One," though you'll also find "Two" embedded in the single long paragraph and "Three" at the end. So it's actually two complete chapters shown as one long paragraph! Really! (I have the book in hand and was able to compare it with B&N's excerpt.)
Nadine Morgan travels the world as a journalist, covering important events, following dangerous leads, and running from anything that might tie her down. Since an assignment in Cape Town ended in tragedy and regret, Nadine has not returned to South Africa, or opened her heart–until she hears the story of Jason Irving.
Jason, an American student, was beaten to death by angry local youths at the height of the apartheid era. Years later, his mother is told that Jason’s killers have applied for amnesty. Jason’s parents pack their bags and fly from Nantucket to Cape Town. Filled with rage, Jason’s mother resolves to fight the murderers’ pleas for forgiveness.
As Nadine follows the Irvings to beautiful, ghost-filled South Africa, she is flooded with memories of a time when the pull toward adventure and intrigue left her with a broken heart. Haunted by guilt and a sense of remorse, and hoping to lose herself in her coverage of the murder trial, Nadine grows closer to Jason’s mother as well as to the mother of one of Jason’s killers–with profound consequences. In a country both foreign and familiar, Nadine is forced to face long-buried demons, come to terms with the missing pieces of her own family past, and learn what it means to truly love and to forgive.
With her dazzling prose and resonant themes, Amanda Eyre Ward has joined the ranks of such beloved American novelists as Anne Tyler and Ann Patchett. Gripping, darkly humorous, and luminous, Forgive Me is an unforgettable story of dreamsand longing, betrayal and redemption.
at Greenlife Grocery (upstairs on balcony)
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The book is Forgive Me, a 2007 novel by Amanda Eyre Ward.
And here's the meeting information:
7:00 pm on Tuesday, July 8, 2008
at Greenlife Grocery
(upstairs on the balcony)
Please do me the favor of letting me know ... YES or NO ... whether you'll be there.
RSVP to Bonnie by COMMENTING on the blog or via EMAIL:
emerging (dot) paradigm (at) yahoo (dot) com
YES - I'll be there.
Am I the only one who responded? I just finished reading the book, and am looking forward to discussing it. Bonnie - you knew this book would grab me.
Information on the next meeting of Bella Novella, the book club:
(1) Forgive Me, a 2007 novel by Amanda Eyre Ward, is the book we've chosen for our next discussion.
(2) We're scheduled to meet at 7:00 pm on Tuesday, July 8, 2008, at Greenlife Grocery (upstairs on balcony)
(3) I asked you to RSVP, and here's what I know so far:
... Ginnie left a comment saying YES.
... Marjean's email says, "I would like to get the next book, and come to the next meeting. I hope to see you on January 8 at 7p." (I'm sure she meant JULY 8th.)
... Deborah's email says, "Hoping to join you all at the next one."
... Donna has read the book, but doesn't yet know her schedule for July.
... Ward ran into me at Wal-Mart, but said check with Paula
... Paula hasn't contacted me yet
... Terry hasn't contacted me yet
... Vicki says, "Maybe ... good to see Bella Novella is up and running again."
... Bonnie (moi) is definitely planning to attend
(4) I think SIX WEEKS is too long between meetings. What's best for you ... monthly? or every six weeks?
(5) What about the PLACE? Does Greenlife sound good to you?
(6) FYI ~ if you leave a comment on this blog, everybody will get the information. Get to the blog by clicking on the blue link in your email.
Deborah emailed me: "I will not be able to attend the next book club meeting. My 80 year old Mother (who lives alone) went to sleep one night recently and apparently had a seizure. ... I am sorry to be such a poor club member."
Deborah, we hope your mother is better soon. While you take care of her, remember to take care of yourself as well.
REMINDER
Bella Novella meets tomorrow evening:
7:00 pm on Tuesday, July 8, 2008
at Greenlife Grocery
(upstairs on the balcony)
I hope you'll let me know if you are coming, but either way, please come! Our book is FORGIVE ME by Amanda Eyre Ward. Read about it here:
http://bellanovella.blogspot.com/2008/05/forgive-me-by-amanda-eyre-ward-2007.html
I will be there.
I'll be there too.
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