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EASTCONN BOOK CLUB

· 1st Ever EASTCONN Book Club Meeting held November 18th 2010 at Adele’s house. Chef Hank made homemade tortilla chips and his own salsa, then a salad, pumpkin ravioli with sage butter, and homemade sorbet for dessert.

Attendees: Kelly Doubleday-Bush, Frankie Piela, Sheena Fitzgerald, Nancy Jagaczewski, Karen Neville, Ann Marie Millette, Adele Swart

Book Select: The Hatbox Letter’s, by Beth Powning

Remarks: I enjoyed the book as I have a friend who had recently lost her husband. This book was about a loss, an old friendship and letters from her Grandmother (I think) Frankie

· 2nd EASTCONN Book Club Meeting held January 20th 2011 at Ann Marie’s cabin. Jenn and Matt presented a wonderful dinner of homemade hors doeuvres, pizza’s, salad and a B-Day cake for Adele.

Attendees: Frankie, Sheena, Nancy, Karen, Adele & Hank, Ann Marie

Book Select: The Last Algonquin by Theodore Kazimiroff

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· 3rd EASTCONN Book Club Meeting held February 10th 2011 at Sheena’s house. Cold cuts, salad, meatballs and shaved steak…. Plus Valentine’s Day cupcakes for dessert.

Attendees: Frankie, Nancy, Adele, Karen and Sheena

Book Select: Water for Elephants by Sara Gruen

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 * 4th EASTCONN Book Club Meeting held March 10th 2011 at Nancy J's house. Delicious shrimp, salad and baked mac and cheese (one with ham, one w/o) plus a delicious layered dessert.

Attendees: Frankie, Nancy, Adele, Karen and Ann Marie

Book Select: The Good, Good Pig by Sy Montgomery

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 * 5th EASTCONN Book Club Meeting held April 29th 2011 at the Eastbrook Movie Theatre. Movie seen was Water for Elephants, followed by dinner at the Asian Bistro.

Attendees: Frankie, Sheena, Nancy, Adele, Karen, Kelly and Ann Marie. Remarks:


 * 6th EASTCONN Book Club Meeting held 8/25/11 at Adele's house. Another great dinner provided by Hank, plus great drinks.

Attendees: Frankie, Nancy, Adele, Karen, Ann Marie and Jenn Books discussed for future meetings Remarks:

Attendees: Frankie, Nancy, Adele, Karen, Kelly, Ann Marie and Jenn Book discussed: The 13th Tale Remarks: A book about an author and the writer she chooses to do her biography. Great read. (Frankie)
 * 7th EASTCONN Book Club Meeting held 9/22/11 at Frankie's house. Dinner was two different soups, plus Cosmo's.

Attendees: Frankie, Nancy, Adele, Karen, Kelly, Ann Marie & Jenn Book discussed: Olive Kitteridge Remarks: I enjoyed the book. 13 tales about an overbearing woman named Olive. (Frankie)
 * 8th EASTCONN Book Club Meeting held 10/28/11 at Karen's house. In her beautiful new room! Dinner was quiches, and drinks were fine wines & celebratory champagne and special glass for the newly engaged Jenn!

Attendees: Frankie, Nancy, Adele, Karen, Kelly and Maeve, Ann Marie, Jenn and Matt Book discussed: Hotel on the Corner of Bitter and Sweet by Jamie Ford Remarks: Excellent book about the love and friendship of a Chinese boy and a Japanese girl during the Japanese internment in World War II. (Frankie)
 * 9th EASTCONN Book Club Meeting held 12/1/11 at Ann Marie's cabin. Beautiful, raging fire, great food by Matt and Jenn, and of course wine. Frankie saved the day by having a 1.5 litre extra bottle of wine in her car!