Pickford Reading Group

When I was a child, my favorite story book was about a little boy and his sister who discovered a key that opened a door into a magical world. I remember thinking how incredible it would be to discover a key like that. A few years later I realized that that key was any book I chose to read!  I still love to walk into a library and catch the wonderful “smell” of books and know that journeys await.  As Emily Dickinson so aptly put it, “There is no frigate like a book.”  (Bookstores are great, too, but most of them smell like coffee nowadays!)

I have the privilege of belonging to a reading group. “The Pickford Reading Group” consists of six women of eclectic tastes.  We have found great joy in sharing books and learning to trust one another with our thoughts and friendship.  Each month (except for a summer break) we select a book to read and discuss. Our February selection is WATER FOR ELEPHANTS by Sara Gruen.  If you ever wanted to run away and join a circus, this is the book for you. And if you aren’t so much into circuses, but enjoy quirky characters (including animals), who come alive through the pages, this is also the book for you. The Pickford Reading Group was six thumbs up on WATER FOR ELEPHANTS.  Our March book is THE MEMORY KEEPER’S DAUGHTER by Kim Edwards. 

Do any of you belong to a reading group? If so, will you share your name and current book choices with us here on the Blog? We’d love to know what you’re reading and  your opinions on your latest book.   Each month I will post any Reading Group that reports.  Just let me know your name, the book you read or are reading and, if you’d like, what your group thought of the book: great, good, not so good, or a mixed review. 

Hope to hear from you!

Blessings! Sue