Welcome to Litsy!

This is my 1st Quinn book, & I enjoyed it. Set during the Korean War & the McCarthy era, it‘s a story about a group of women living in a boardinghouse. Each main character gets her own section from her POV, with all her secrets, romances, & past exposed to the reader. Loved the friendships that formed from their weekly dinners & how each changed during a 4-5 yr period. The men were good supportive characters, too. TW: death, DV

https://youtu.be/qEbKFzcPS7w.

Intro

Mystery guest

Weekly highlights

The Catholic by David Plante

The Slaves of Solitude by Patrick Hamilton

The Unselected Journals of Emma M. Lion: Vol. 6 by Beth Brower

Getting It Right by Elizabeth Jane Howard

Absolutely loved this one! Fantastic characters and a truly compelling storyline. Adding all of Kate Quinn‘s other books to my TBR now! ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

I finally finished! The authors note described this as a pandemic Mish-mash and that is what it felt like. It came together for to a somewhat interesting conclusion; but definitely felt disjointed. Some stories I enjoyed, some j didn‘t, the house as a narrator just felt silly. But good enough for me to want to finish. Read for #literaryclub

I really enjoyed this book. It was interesting the way it was set up and how we learned about each of the women in the book. The inclusion of the recipes was such a fun aspect as well. I have it a 5/5

#LiteraryCrew #AuthorAMonth #April

Here‘s a link to a cookbook to go with the book

I‘m sure everyone will want to make ARLENE'S CANDLE SALAD 🕯️ 🍍 😝 - maybe I should have posted THAT photo! 😝

https://www.katequinnauthor.com/uncategorized/the-briar-club-cookbook-recipes-fr...

Rereading for bookclub.

The lives of several women are intertwined while they live in a boarding house in Washington, D.C. in the 1950s.

#literarycrew #April
Post WWII 1950s. Quinn‘s novel opens with a scene of a dead body in a DC women‘s boarding house.How did this happen?Who committed the deadly deed?The house became a home for a found family when Grace March moved into the top floor.She initiated Thursday night shared pot-luck dinners & overtime these eclectic women became a bonded,tight-knit group.The house was a character in itself,coming alive when the women move in.

Just seen this on FB.