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Lauren, a college student, helps Abigail Boyles, an 80-year-old recluse, transcribe the diary of Abigail's ancestral cousin, Mercy Hayworth--who was hanged for witchcraft. As secrets unfold, the extent to which the lives of these three women are connected comes to light, and both Lauren and Abigail find the very way they view the world irrevocably changed.

Thursday, January 19 at 6:30 pm

WAVERLEY by Sir Walter Scott

Join us as we follow the adventures of Captain Edward Waverley. Posted to Dundee, Scotland he meets Rose, the beautiful daughter of an old friend of his uncle Everard's. While in Dundee he becomes involved with Clan Mac-Ivor and lovely Flora Mac-Ivor in the uprising to unseat King George and replace him with Charles Stewart.

There will be NO MEETING of the Jane and Friends Book Group on Thursday, December 15, as we will have a dessert tea on Tuesday, December 13, at 6:30 pm instead of our usual meeting on Thursday night.

Please,

Join us

for

Tea

and

Dessert

on 

Tuesday, December 13, at 6:30 pm

Thursday, December 8th

at 1:00 pm

Angels eagerly watch over Ann Fletcher's every move. She just doesn't know it yet... Annie Fletcher's return to Charleston, SC, is supposed to be a happy occasion-her sister Sarah is receiving her master's degree. But when Sarah is killed in a car accident, Annie is left not only with the heartache of losing the sister she loved but with the responsibility of fixing up the family home for sale. Carpenter and neighbor Ethan McKinney volunteers to help Annie get things ready. His dashing good looks and gentle kindness prove to be a soothing distraction for Annie. Then there is Keith. The 12-year-old son of another neighbor, Keith has Down syndrome-and claims to be able to see angels.

Thursday, November 17, at 6:30 p.m.

Reason and Romance

by Debra White Smith

a retelling of Sense & Sensibility

 "a delightful, contemporary story about passion and love."

When Ted arrives, Elaina assumes he can't be interested in her. But Ted surprises her. Attracted by his charming personality, Elaina dreams about love. But then comes shocking news. Has she made a mistake?

Thursday, November 10th at 1:00 pm

Mystic Sweet Communion

In 1900, Ivy Cromartie Stranahan gives up a promising teaching career to join her husband at the remote New River trading post in south Florida - but she doesn't give up her love for learning or her passion for righting wrongs. In this remarkable story of God's faithfulness and one woman's commitment, Ivy becomes a friend to the Seminole people, their teacher of forbidden English and the Christian faith, and finally, their spokesperson in a time of turmoil.

Thursday, October 20, 2011 at 6:30 p.m.

Sense and Sensiblity

by

Jane Austen

in honor of the two-hundredth anniversary of its' printing, we will read Sense and Sensibility by Jane Austen. Join us as we discuss the travails of sensible sister Elinor and her love for Edward Ferrars and emotional sister Marianne whose love for one of our favorite villains Willoughby will not come to a good end.

Thursday October 13, 2011

                 at 1:00

A CROOKED PATH

Abandoned by his father when he was a child in Mexico, Manny Ortega makes his way to Texas for work to support his family. He forms an unlikely father-son bond with his American employer, crusty Owen Green, who runs the Eden Plain cattle ranch. But Manny's illusions about Owen are shattered when his relationship with Owen's college-educated daughter, Chaney, turns romantic. This book addresses issues of racism and class discrimination even among people of faith. This smart novel asks the question many would be afraid to answer: What if it were your daughter?