Was held at Deb E's place, and was a joint celebration for Fiona H's birthday!! Happy birthday was sung and Felicity made a stunning cake and this is the recipe. A lovely White Chocolate Bundt cake, and Felicity's looked just like the picture!!!
Everyone was present, so all know what a lovely time we had at Deb's. The table looked lovely with tiny candles for everyone, silver placemats holding square white plates, and happy birthday napkins to round it all out!
The book we were (supposed) to be discussing was The Secret Scripture by Sebastian Barry. Some of us enjoyed it, others thought it was an interesting though not earth shattering read. Sheila and Deb W felt that the ending was too 'pat'. Deb E and Jane said they saw it coming, and The Other Fiona said that she saw this in her job all the time, that people separated by circumstances were nevertheless drawn unconsciously to each other. That is an interesting theory that bears further discussion!
Felice and Deb W said how much they enjoyed the writing, that the author used beautiful turns of phrase that made them stop mid-read to savour.
There seemed to be some lively discussions at the north end of the table but this writer was too far away to eavesdrop!
Some books were suggested, see next post for details.
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There was lively discussion at the north end of the table - not all of which related to the book. More of the 'eat, drink'. But we did think that he described the grieving process with excruciating accuracy.
Deb's house was looking lovely. It was a perfect night for the alfresco drinks.
Definitely looking forward to our next discussion on 'The Brain that Changes itself'.
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