The March Meeting - scheduled for 4/7/2011

It will be at Louis's house, and there we'll discuss the last book on the topic of "Scandinavian Writers." This book is "Italian Shoes" by Henning Mankell. Mankell continues to write literary fiction in addition to his popular crime series starring Swedish policeman Kurt Wallander.

In this book, an elderly ex-surgeon has all the time in the world to ponder his failing health, wasted training, lack of empathy, potency and company. After amputating the wrong arm of a woman with bone cancer, he has spent the last 12 years alone on an island in the Baltic. Still, he cannot escape illness.

Our next topic is "Historical Fiction."  There's sure a lot to choose from, but so much out of print, and few in Kindle format. 

Happy Birthday, Louis - 12 April

The February Meeting is now scheduled & rescheduled for Thu 24-Feb-2011

The book was long, but not that long :) We will discuss "The Long Ships" by Frans Bengtsson. This is on the current topic "Scandinavian Authors."  It is a work depicting Vikings in the tenth century and could be described as an epic tale of adventure! I wish I'd read this as a boy, as it fits right in with the Arabian Nights and 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea.