Sunday in Texas...ah the heat is still on

Good Sunday morning! I am writing at 8:45AM in which it is already 84* and heading to 105* later today.
Hopefully we will catch a break mid-week with a little rain and cooler temps, those being 97*.

I am sure everyone is busy, busy with work, school starting back, and wrapping up this summer. I, myself
have my mom here for a couple of weeks recouping from surgery and has now gone home. All indications
point to a success.

Thanks Gloria B. for your posting, I am thinking we are all reading maybe not a breakneck pace, but
leisurely and that is OK.

My thoughts so far on the book and I am about on the 7th Chapter, is how in the world Little Bee made
it through this mess and this family. I feel somewhat exhausted by all the challenges put in front of of
Little Bee, but realize, we all have those challenges in life too. It is amazing to look back at you life, even
a couple of years and can pinpoint the "ebb and flow" of such things and ponder how you ever made it
through.

Please leave any comments this week, if you want, and we will wrap this book up next weekend for
the final discussion. The next book will be in October, as I think it will be better for all of us.
I would like you to let me know what genre you would enjoy reading. We can go with the majority and if
you have heard of a book that would be interesting let us know. I am up to the democratic way of voting
on the next selection.

Farewell readers and enjoy your weekend. I am thankful for a nice cup of java this morning and my air-conditioning. Talk soon! Laura

Yes, It is Friday the 13th!!!

Happy Friday the 13th all! I might add a dang hot week here in North Texas. I am dreaming of nice cool
fall days, sipping a beverage on the veranda. Well, for the time being, we will enjoy our book, in the blessed
AC of our abodes.

Thanks to all who left comments, it was great reading them! I dare say this family, with Little Bee is something else. The style of the author can make one feel as if they are transported in the story. I was right
there with as Clarissa as she received the news of her husband.

As we move to week {2} of our discussion, I admit I am behind in my reading and must catch up this weekend. I do have a somewhat legit reason, as my mother had hip replacement surgery and staying with
us for several weeks. She is a doll, and such a trooper, but it is hard for me just kick back while she
is still needing things here and there.

Alright, enough chatter from me. Thank you again for reading the book and please feel free to leave any
comments this weekend. I will popping in and out to enjoy. Cheers!

Friday evening and let our first discussion begin..

Happy Friday all,
  Hoping everyone had a good work week and now ready to chill and enjoy the weekend. We are heading
into our first weekend discussion of Chapters 1,2 and 3. ** Remember to only keep your comments to these
chapters.. thanks!

I will post several Questions and please use the comment section for your thoughts.
Also for those that want to try and chat live, I will be on "Yahoo" IM , Saturday evening 10:00pm CST.
I am listed under " lauralynewise".

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1) What struck you about Little Bee and being at the Immigration office for so long?
2) Did you wonder about the circumstances that brought Little Bee to the UK?
3) How did you feel about the going to the family after being released?
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Thank you all and keep reading!

Relaxing on a Saturday evening...

Hope everyone has enjoyed a nice Saturday. July has come to an end, and I am looking forward to August,
kids starting back to school (mine are grown), looking at all the cool school supplies in the stores, tax-free
shopping day, and the start of football season. This August I will add reading my book "Little Bee" and be glad to move closer to fall.

As the sun sets tonight, my husband is on the pc flying some bomber mission with his" flight sim", the dog and cat are resting on the floor keeping cool, and here I sit, thankful for a peaceful night. I hope the same for
you!

We made it to Thursday!

Good evening all! It is very exciting to see our 5 followers, plus a few others that are reading with us as
well. I am finishing up reading " The Catcher in the Rye". I have been wanting to read this book for quite some time. It is of course splendidly written and evokes a fascinating time and New York culture.

I thought I would share some information about the author of our book. As crazy as this sounds for those
that know me, when I heard such raving reviews of this book, I had no idea that it was set in the UK.
Nice surprise for me!

"Cleave was born in London in 1973, brought up in Cameroon and Buckinghamshire, and educated at Balliol College, Oxford where he studied Psychology. He lives in the United Kingdom with his wife and three children".

Thank you again for going through this journey with me. Hopefully we will all have a place to share our thoughts and enjoy each others company.

Laura

A New Week..

We are off running to the final week of July and the dog days of summer are upon us. Hope everyone has
had a chance to check out the book and is looking forward to start reading. I will begin on August 1st, as
I am still in the middle of another book.

Ok, well that about wraps it up. Have a great evening and week!

Drum Roll............. Our Book is.............

I am excited to announce our 1st book of Wise Reads book club blog is "Little Bee" by Chris Cleave!!
From all I have researched about this novel, it is packed with emotion and will easily lend itself to
interesting discussions.

We will discuss the chapters as follows.
Please remember to only comment on that weeks chapters. We sure do not want to jump ahead
and spoil for our fellow friends.

Here we go!

August 6th, 7th and 8th - Chapters 1,2,3
August 13th, 14th and 15th - Chapters 4,5,6
August 20th, 21st and 22nd - Chapters 7.8.9
August 27th, 28th- Chapters 10, 11 and Notes 
August 29th - The Entire Book!

If you stop by, please leave a comment on what your thoughts are on our book.
Thanks for hanging in there with me, now let's read and enjoy a cool lemonade, with a GREAT BOOK!