The Red Book Club

Read, Eat and Drink!

Upcoming Events

Join the Girls of the Red Book Club for an evening of...what else?? Reading, Eating and Drinking!!!

The book selection is...About a Boy by Nick Hornby
We'll be meeting at the home of MaryRose Reed on Monday, January 27th, 2003 at 7 pm.

From the Publisher

Will is thirty-six and doesn't really want children. Why does it bother people that he lives so happily alone in a fashionable, Lego-free flat, with massive speakers and a mammoth record collection, hardwood floors, and an expensive cream-colored rug that no kid has ever thrown up on? Then Will meets Angie. He's never been out with anyone who was a mom. And it has to be said that Angie's long blond hair and big blue eyes are not irrelevant to Will's reassessment of his attitude toward children. Then it dawns on Will that maybe Angie goes out with him because of the children. That maybe children democratize beautiful, single women. That single mothers -- bright, attractive, available women - were all over London ... Marcus is twelve and he knows he's weird. It was all his mother's fault, Marcus figured. She was the one who made him listen to Joni Mitchell instead of Nirvana, and read books instead of play on his Gameboy. Then Marcus meets Will. Will belongs to his mother's SPAT group (Single Parents, Alone Together), and Will is cool. Marcus needs someone who knows what kind of sneakers he should wear, and who Kurt Cobain is. And Marcus's mother needs a husband. They could all move in together! Marcus and his mother, Will and his son, Ned. Then Marcus follows Will home to his flat, where there are no toys or diapers, no second bedroom, even -- and certainly no Ned. This was valuable stuff. If Marcus went home and told his mother about this right away, that would be the end of it. But something tells Marcus that he should hang on to this information until he knows what it's worth.

From The Critics

The New York Times: Boy [is] a lot of fun to read....[I]f we can see the novel's conclusion coming far off down the pike, Mr. Hornby's sharp observations and his quirky comedic instincts insure that our journey there is entertaining, funny -- and occasionally affecting.

New Yorker: Hornby has established himself...as the maestro of the male confessional.

People Magazine: An amusing male-bonding theme...stylish, well-observed.

Boston Globe: Hilariously loopy.

Hal Espen: Hornby...combines a skilled, intuitive appreciation for the rigors of comic structure with highly original insights about the way the enchantments of popular culture insinuate themselves into middle-class notions of romance. --The New York Times Book Review

News

Okay, to start with, Melissa had a "sh*tshow" Christmas. Sorry, Melissa. Glad you have your adorable hubby and Chloe. Margaret and Kevin reaped at their open house. All right! You guys rock. What other news? We're waiting to hear how Mary and Kim S's traveling holidays went. But otherwise..nothing juicy to report. December bookclub at Kelly's was oh so fine. Attending was, Kelly, of course, Melissa, Jackie, Mary, Margaret, Debbie and Katrina. Kelly's house was so nicely decorated with her vintage silver tree and the serendipitous (have to find descriptive words) wreaths on all the front windows. The table was magical with her grandmothers bobeches on the candles. We especially loved the money first on the foccacia then stuffed into Kelly's bossom. Margaret wore a tres chic suede coat that matches her eyes that she got for a great price at Target. One of the white wines left a nutmeg flavor in your mouth....what was it, Kelly? Mike's soup was top rate, very delicious.Mmmm......mushrooms..what kind of mushrooms? When does his cooking show air? Happy New Year to you all.